Repaired from two sections, with a diagonal break running through the inscription; losses to the surface throughout, especially the lower left and right, including his forward foot; some chips to the surface.
The false door was just that: an imitation door, with no real opening. It's purpose was to enable the spirit of the deceased to travel from the subterranean burial chamber to the world of the living above. In the Old Kingdom, the false door was also the focus of offerings made to the deceased. The jambs were decorated with standing figures of the tomb-owner or owners, which faced inward toward the "Opening." Often found above the lintel, would be another panel showing the deceased sitting at an offering table covered with various foods and commodities.
see Relief of Nofer, Old Kingdom, Dyn. 4, reigns of Khufu to Khafra, Tomb G 2110, Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 07.1002
Russman E.R., Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum, London, 2001, pp. 72–73, no. 6.
