Door roll

Schematic representation of the position of a door roller on a false door

The door roll is an element of ancient Egyptian tomb architecture that was mainly used in the Old Kingdom . It represents a simulated stone rolled and fastened by two loops Matt curtain. They can be mounted directly on the grave entrance, but also part of a located mostly in the grave inside false door be. In the pyramid district of Djoser from the 3rd dynasty, the individual sections of the reed mat curtain are modeled in detail with blue-green faience tiles. Later copies usually do not have such a structure and are instead smooth.

Examples

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  A false door of the Old Kingdom with a door roll

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  Door roll at the entrance of the tomb of Chaefchufu II in Giza

literature

• Dieter Arnold : Lexicon of Egyptian architecture. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2000, ISBN 3-491-96001-0 , p. 269.