The Sixth Dynasty False Door of the Priestess of Hathor Irti

The false door shown on figs. 1 and 2 was purchased from Sotheby's, London, by Mr. Robert McCorkell, a private collector from Ottawa, Ontario.2 The surface is in fair condition, although it is heavily pitted in some areas. The piece measures 48.2 cm by 62.8 cm. The false door is framed by two protruding torus mouldings on either side, with the expected recessed bordering frame outside the torus moulding. There is also a protruding moulding above the central niche and the two inner jambs, below the lintel, framing the latter. The inner jambs are recessed, and the central niche is devoid of text, as is the drum. Both the text and the figures are done in sunk relief. Incised lines, somewhat thinner and shallower on the right side outer jambs, serve as dividing lines between the various columns of text. The piece was cut away from the wall above the lintel, below the panel. The two figures at the bottom of the columns of text on the outer jambs face inward, toward the central niche, as if the owner were getting ready to enter into the doorway. These figures also serve as determinatives to the various in-