Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Fragment of a Door Drum Old KingdomDendera
Description
Door drum fragment, tomb of Meni. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2323–2150 B.C. Limestone. H. 10.9 × W. 44.2 × D. 10.6 cm (4 5/16 × 17 3/8 × 4 3/16 in.). From: Dendera, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1898. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898.
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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