Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

False Door of Renen-ites

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Description

Caption: False Door of Renen-ites, ca. 2350–2170 B.C.E.. Limestone, 19 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 34 5/8 in. (50 x 14 x 88 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alfred T. White, 07.449. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A carved rectangular stone artifact featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a stone slab with a recessed rectangular frame that is intricately carved with hieroglyphs. The composition suggests a structured design, typical of Egyptian art, with inscriptions possibly indicating religious or funerary purposes. The front face displays vertical and horizontal lines of hieroglyphs, and there are decorative elements, including what might be a depiction of offerings.

funerary Middle Kingdom good
Deities Osiris
Materials limestone
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed Nisut-bity
Visible text "nsw bity"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Osiris
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 07.449 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 18399 tier-2
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