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Art and Architecture ofAncient Egypt I: 400-1600 BC

Dr. Melinda K. Hartwig

Old Kingdom: 3rd Dynasty


Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2690 BC

Step Pyramid of Djoser, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Step Pyramid of Djoser, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Step Pyramid: Possible evolution from primitive tumulus over burial pits of First Dynasty tombs to paneled mastaba to mastaba with stepped tumulus to Step Pyramid

Cutaway of Step Pyramid showing central shaft, burial chamber & underground galleries and rooms, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Blue faience tile decoration, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Drawing of limestone relief from beneath the Step Pyramid showing King Djoser running between territorial markers, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty

King Djoser running the cult race, South Tomb, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Detail and General View of Sed-Festival Court, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Male deity, 3rd Dynasty, Gneiss, ca. 2680 BC, Brooklyn Museum of Art

Statue of Djoser, from the serdab on the north side of the Step Pyramid, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Statue of Djoser, from the serdab on the north side of the Step Pyramid, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

3 unfinished statues of Djoser, Sed-festival court, Mortuary Complex of Djoser, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC

Princess Redjief Seated, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC, Basalt, Turin

Wooden panel of Hesire, Tomb of Hesire, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC, Cairo Museum

Drawing of Limestone relief panels of Khabausokar, Tomb chapel of Khabausokar, Saqqara, 3rd Dynasty, ca. 2680 BC, Cairo Museum

Statue of Sepa, 3rd Dynasty, Saqqara, ca. 2690-2680 BC. Louvre, Paris