The False Door and Offerings Table of "Iqri" from Saqqara | ||
| Luxor International Journal of Archaeological Studies | ||
| Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2020, Pages 1-15 PDF (1.79 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/lijas.2020.295913 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed K. Khallaf; Rania Abdel Aziz; Samar Rabea | ||
| Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Iqri false door is one of the false doors in Saqqara. It was placed in the Western wall of the tomb of "Iqri" that was found in Saqqara. It had been lost and was restored and returned to the inspection area in Saqqara, according to a record of receipt on 5/9/2013. It suffers from various deterioration factors and many deterioration factors appear on it, such as cracks, missing parts, efflorescence of salts and soiling. Examinations and analysis have been carried out by optical microscope, Polarizing Microscope (PLM) and X-Ray Diffraction to identify the stone components .Treatment and conservation processes have been carried out to the stone surface to show the writing which is engraved on the surface of the false door of Iqri and its offering table. After treatment and cleaning the stone surfaces through the texts engraved on the two pieces, it appears that deceased called “Iqri” was one of the nobles that lived during the era of King Pepi (I). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| False Door; Offering Table; Saqqara; King Pepi (I); XRD; PLM | ||
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