Doors are more than a physical means to close off an entrance or an exit; doors can also indicate that a boundary between two worlds has been crossed. This is above all the case for the door into the chapel. Such a door constitutes a barrier between the world of the living and t…
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…
"Des travaux récents menés sur des ensembles funéraires antiques du bassin méditerranéen ont permis de développer des méthodes adaptées à la mise en évidence des pratiques et des rites funéraires. Il est ainsi désormais possible d'aborder, grâce à la documentation archéologique,…
