Fragment from a door, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2150–1981 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb a, entrance, 1922–23, Wood, paint, H. 7 × W. 16 cm (2 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.), These seven fragments(23.3b–h) come from a wooden door that was found at the entrance to a rock-cut tomb high in the cliffs above the temples at Deir el-Bahri. One of the fragments preserves the last three hieroglyphs of the name of a king Mentuhotep and the lower part of the cartouche that enclosed it, incised into the wood
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Fragment, door, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca, 2150–1981 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, entrance, 1922–23, Wood, paint, H, 7, W, 16 cm, 2 3/4, 6 5/16, seven, fragments, 23.3b–h, come, wooden door, rock-cut tomb, high, cliffs, temples, fragments preserves, last three, hieroglyphs, name, king Mentuhotep, lower part, cartouche, enclosed, incised, wood
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