Polished Material
In his subsequent speculations, Whitehead speculated about what these doorways could have represented to the ancient Egyptians. “Also, the back of the ‘door’ is polished, which indicates that it was of significance,” he continued. This does not appear to be a rough piece of stone that was employed to prevent debris from entering the shaft,” explains the author.
Polished Material
Ornamental
Kate Spence, a University of Cambridge expert, argues that the doors were more aesthetic than functional and that they should have been removed. “The metal pins have the appearance of symbolic door handles, and the shafts leading to the Queen’s Chamber are angled north-south rather than east-west,” she observed. Consequently, I have a strong suspicion that their function is symbolic.
Ornamental
