Limestone false door of Hemi-Ra

False door of Hemi-ra from the Fitzwilliam Museum collection.

This false door dates to 2170 B.C. — 2025 B.C. 7th-10th dynasties; Seventh Dynasty; Tenth Dynasty; First Intermediate period.

This false door depicts a priestess of Hathor seated before offering table, inscribed. The stela is in the form of a doorway. Such objects acted as the doorway through which the spirit if the deceased could r…