false door

Egyptology, History, Human sciences, Sciences 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.

Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences A comparable architectural element in tombs of other cultures, such as Etruscan or ancient Sardinian tombs.

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