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The reuse of a tomb door as part of a floor (= spolia). It is made of basalt. Note the door hinge on the right side of the door.
This type of door sealed tombs during the Late Roman Period. See for example two of the tombs found at Gadara (in Jordan) among many others – Click Here and Here.