false door

1. A recessed carving on an Ancient Egyptian tomb wall representing a palace façade with a door at its center, intended to serve as a threshold between the worlds of the living and the dead, and in front of which offerings were placed.

   Scheintür

2. A comparable architectural element in tombs of other cultures, such as Etruscan or ancient Sardinian tombs.

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, door.

regular