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Limestone false door of Kha

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7211

Limestone [false door] of Kha. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:10

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-319
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-False Doors
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7211 B
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 102 cm Width: 86.5 cm Thickness: 10 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.1514
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/06/1925
  • Owner
    Kha (in G 7211)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7211

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, pp. 95-96, cat. 28.

    Goedicke, Hans. "A Deification of a Private Person in the Old Kingdom." Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 41 (1955), pp. 31-33.

    Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 28.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Kha (in G 7211)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Limestone false door (25-1-319 = MFA 25.1514) inscribed for Kha; found reused in G 7211 B.