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Limestone false door of Khai

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2391

Crude limestone [false door] of [GLYPHS] Khai; broken in two, mended. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    GEM_10966
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    On top of G 2391
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    HUMFA and JE object registers: Height: 53 cm Width: 40 cm GEM: 67 x 9.4 x 44 cm (includes frame shown in photo GEM_10966_001?)
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_44633
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_2/15776
  • Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavation number
    HUMFA_12-12-168
  • Object Ownership Information
    In the collection of: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM_10966)
  • Period
    First Intermediate Period ?
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/14/1912
  • Owner
    Khai (in G 2391)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2391

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

People 1

Ancient People

  • Khai (in G 2391)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone false door (12-12-168 = Cairo JE 44633) inscribed for Khai, identified as [xrp sH] director of the dining hall; found displaced on top of G 2391.