Doors, entrances and beyond : various aspects of entrances and doors of the tombs in the Memphite necropoleis during the Old Kingdom.

Doors are more than a physical means to close off an entrance or an exit; they can also indicate a boundary between two worlds. This volume considers the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom, and proposes that porticos, false doors, niches and mastaba chapel entrances are interconnected in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roeten, Leo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Archaeopress, 2021.
Colección:Archaeopress Egyptology Ser.
Temas:
Tombs > Egypt.
Doors > Egypt.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt.
Tombeaux > Égypte.
Portes > Égypte.
Antiquities.
Doors.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Tombs.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Égypte > Antiquités.
Egypt.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Doors are more than a physical means to close off an entrance or an exit; they can also indicate a boundary between two worlds. This volume considers the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom, and proposes that porticos, false doors, niches and mastaba chapel entrances are interconnected in their function as a barrier between two worlds.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789698725
1789698723

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