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False door stela, with carved double gateway representing the door to the hereafter, used in tomb architecture since the third millennium BC,
2nd - 1st century BC, sandstone, from Thebes, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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1st century BC 2nd century BC Africa African afterlife ancient Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian archaeological archaeology archeological archeology architectural detail bas-relief carved carving civilisation civilization collection color image colour image death door doorway double gateway Egypt Egyptian gate hereafter heritage history indoors inside interior life after death Luxor Luxor Museum museum North Africa North African relief sandstone stela stele stone symbol Thebes tomb tourist attraction Upper Egypt vertical visitor attraction Waset
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