False Door of Ni-ankh-Snefru (Called Fefi)
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 2321–2278 BCE
MediumWhite limestone with traces of paint
Dimensions63 1/2 x 44 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (161.3 x 113 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) and funds from the bequest of Elsie M. Kramer, the bequest of W. R. Valentiner, and Mrs. William Gage Brady, by exchange
Object number2006.15
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesCaroline M. Rocheleau, "Between a Tomb and a Nice Place: The False Door of Ni-Ankh-Snefru," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (March/April 2007), 10-11, illus. (color) 11, details (color) 10, 11.
Caroline M. Rocheleau, entry for False Door of Ni-ankh-Snefru (called Fefi), in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 11, 26, illus. (color) 27.
Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 7, illus. (color) 15; details (color) and translations 105–107.
Jacinta V. White, "False Door of Ni-ankh-Snefru for the Unknown Egyptian Artist, Dynasty VI, circa 2321-2278 B.C.E." in “You Are the River: Literature Inspired by the North Carolina Museum of Art,” edited by Helena Feder (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2021), illus (color) 60.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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