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Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx (8 files)

Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
Giza Menkaure Pyramid EG024111jhp Menkaure Mycerinus Pyramid Egyptian tomb limestone blocks entrance camel tourist, the smaller of the Gizah site monuments and built during his reign of 28 years from 2531-2504 and it is about half the size of the Great Pyramid, possibly because of a much more relaxed rule than his predecessors who exacted a high price on the society building their huge monuments. Alongside his pyramid are three smaller ones for his Queens, the larger for his chief queen, Khamerernebty 11. This is the North face of the pyramid with the entrance and the huge gash left by earlier more brutal attempts of accessing the burial chamber. Modern access is through the entrance in the course of unfinished granite blocks showing above the mound of soil. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, burial, tombs, Menkaure, Mycerinus, Queens, satellites, subsidiary, pyramids, Khamerernebty, chief, Queen, limestone, granite, casing, incomplete, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, desert, sand, entrance, north, face came, tourist, riding
Giza Menkaure Pyramid EG024101jhp Menkaure Mycerinus Pyramid ancient Egyptian tomb smaller Queens pyramids, the smaller of the Gizah site monuments and built during his reign of 28 years from 2531-2504 and it is about half the size of the Great Pyramid, possibly because of a much more relaxed rule than his predecessors who exacted a high price on the society building their huge monuments. Alongside his pyramid are three smaller ones for his Queens, the larger for his chief queen, Khamerernebty 11. This photo is from near the popular southern viewpoint coach park which offers a view of all three pyramids with the distant backdrop of Giza and Cairo. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, burial, tombs, Menkaure, Mycerinus, Queens, satellites, subsidiary, pyramids, Khamerernebty, chief, Queen, limestone, granite, casing, incomplete, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, desert, sand
Giza Menkaure Causeway EG024116jhp Menkaure Mycerinus Pyramid Egypt tomb causeway Gizah desert erosion Cairo the smaller of the Gizah site monuments and built during his reign of 28 years from 2531-2504 and it is about half the size of the Great Pyramid, possibly because of a much more relaxed rule than his predecessors who exacted a high price on the society building their huge monuments. Alongside his pyramid are three smaller ones for his Queens, the larger for his chief queen, Khamerernebty 11. The cuaseway runs eastwards from the Pyramid and its Mortuary Temple through the desert sand to the valley below. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, pyramid, royalty, burial, tombs, Menkaure, Mycerinus, Mortuary, valley, temple, causeway, limestone, eroded, erosion, sand, desert, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history
Giza Menkaure Causeway EG024115jhp Menkaure Mycerinus Pyramid ancient Egyptian tomb causeway Giza desert Cairo the smaller of the Gizah site monuments and built during his reign of 28 years from 2531-2504 and it is about half the size of the Great Pyramid, possibly because of a much more relaxed rule than his predecessors who exacted a high price on the society building their huge monuments. Alongside his pyramid are three smaller ones for his Queens, the larger for his chief queen, Khamerernebty 11. The cuaseway runs eastwards from the Pyramid and its Mortuary Temple through the desert sand to the valley below. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, royalty, burial, tombs, Menkaure, Mycerinus, causeway, eroded, sand, desert, valley, limestone, granite, casing, incomplete, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, desert, sand
Tomb Carving Giza EG050923jhp Senegemib Mehi Giza ancient Egypt tomb painting reliefs colours false door in front this Dynasty V mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery near the Great Pyramid and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, landscape, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, upright, nobles, officials, chief, justice, vizier, Senezemib, Mehi, son, burial, tomb, painted, reliefs, wall, carvings, false, door, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, limestone
Tomb Carving Giza EG050911jhp Senegemib Intii Giza Egyptian Hippopotamus adult young tomb animal carving in this Dynasty V mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery near the Great Pyramid and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, landscape, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, landscape, Senegemib, nobles, officials, chief, justice, vizier, Senezemib, Inti, carving, stone, hippopotamus, hippopotamuses, adult, young, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, limestone
Giza Tomb Sign EG050920jhp Senegemib Mehi son Giza Egyptian chief justice vizier information sign board in front this Dynasty V mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery near the Great Pyramid and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, landscape, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, nobles, officials, chief, justice, vizier, Senezemib, Mehi, son, Pharaoh, Unas, public, notice, information, board, sign, marker, board, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, limestone
Giza Tomb Senegemib EG050901jhp Senegemib Inti Giza Egypt chief justice vizier mastaba information board in front this Dynasty V mortuary chapel situated in the Western cemetery near the Great Pyramid and open to the public and a welcome diversion from the crowds that surround the nearby Pyramid of Khufu. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, ancient, Egyptian, Giza, landscape, Mastaba, Western, cemetery, nobles, officials, chief, justice, vizier, Senezemib, Inti, Pharaoh, Unas, public, notice, information, board, sign, marker, board, burial, tombs, Egyptology, archaeology, ceremonial, afterlife, religion, beliefs, death, limestone

Egypt > Kom Ombo Temple (22 files)

Pictures in this gallery are of Kom Ombo Temple located by The River Nile North Of Aswan
Kom Ombo EG20435jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egypt rare high view Jim Henderson Photo of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG20434jhp Kom Ombo Temple River Nile Egypt rare high view upstream vista of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG20433jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egyptian rare high view downstream overview of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204331jhp Kom Ombo museum blocks Egyptian hieroglyphs beautiful iconic symbols carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, Horus, falcon, God, snakes, bread, symbols, grammar, folded, cloth, three, sprays, means, last, oryx, animal, horns, staff, language, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204330jhp Kom Ombo museum blocks Egypt hieroglyphics many symbols sharp carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, upright, owl, village, crossraods, cross, symbol, circle, three, sprays, legs, means, last, scared, cow, disk, horns, head, infuriated, bull, rage, water, ripple, flowering, reed, legs, backward, ankh, D'jed, eye, basket, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204329jhp Kom Ombo Ancient Egypt hieroglyphics deep cut owl seated woman of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204328jhp Kom Ombo Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs deep cut sharp symbols seated God of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, seated, God, star, ankh, legs, walking, backwards, turnback, retreat, reversed, grammar, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204327jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egyptian hieroglyphics carvings clear symbols owl woman seated of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204324jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egyptian hieroglyphs carved block symbols reed sedge D'jed of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, carvings, language, ibis, Thoth, God, pillar, bundle, noble, seated, revered, mouth, wicker, work, basket, wick, twisted, flax, milk, jug, net, lung, windpipe, grammar, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204323jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egypt hieroglyphs carvings blocks Wadjet Nekhet snake vulture of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, Wadjet, snake, Goddess, Nekhbet, vulture, Two, Ladies, Proectors, Lands history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204322jhp Kom Ombo Ptolemy Temple Egypt wall bas relief carvings detail rear hypostyle hall of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204321jhp Kom Ombo Temple Egypt cleaning restoring umbrella conservation painted reliefs of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204320jhp Kom Ombo Ptolemaic Temple River Nile Egyptian hypostle hall wall columns carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG20437jhp Kom Ombo Ptolemaic Temple River Nile Egypt hieroglyphs column carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204319jhp Kom Ombo sunny Temple Nile Egypt carved column large capitals floral hall of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204318jhp Kom Ombo morning Temple Nile Egypt columns large capitals floral hall carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204317jhp Kom Ombo interior Temple Nile Egypt columned hypostyle hall ceiling supports carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204316jhp Kom Ombo ruined Temple Nile Egypt columned hall ceiling supports carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204315jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egypt columns broken colours painted carvings pylon of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204313jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egyptian columns broken restored painted carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204312jhp Kom Ombo Temple Nile Egyptian hieroglyphs Hathor Ptolemy Horus painted carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000
Kom Ombo EG204310jhp Kom Ombo Temple River Nile Egypt hieroglyphs hall Sobek Horus carvings of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (35 files)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951159jhp Egypt Saqqara Persian shaft tomb Padiaset colourful painted hieroglyphics texts stars pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter, upright
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951158jhp Egypt Saqqara Persian shaft burial tomb Psamtek wall curved hieroglyphics texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Amhose 11, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951157jhp Egypt Saqqarah Persian Psamtik shaft tomb sarcophagus anthropoid carved stone base one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, Ahmose, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, anthropoid, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951156jhp Egypt Saqqara Persian period shaft tomb Paydees arched ceiling hieroglyphics stars coloured texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951155jhp Egypt Saqqara Pediese painted ceiling stars hieroglyphs texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951154jhp Egypt Saqqarah Persian shaft tomb Psamtik hieroglyphics texts carvings Book Dead funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951153jhp Egyptian Saqqara Psamtek tomb wall carvings hieroglyphs texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951152jhp Egypt Saqqara Persian period shaft en wall tomb Psametik hieroglyphics texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg951151jhp Egypt Saqqara Persian shaft tomb Psamtik hieroglyphics buriel texts Book Dead one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter
Saqqara Persian Shaft eg9511510jhp Egyptian Saqqara Persian period shaft tomb Pediese end wall passageway hieroglyphics texts pyramid funerary spells one of many tombs around the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid. The so-called Persian Shaft was for officials of the Pharaoh, possibly Ahmose 11 c530BC, 26th Dynasty, from the First Persian period, some 2000 years after the Step Pyramid was built. Entered by a wrought iron spiral staircase down a vertical shaft of some 20-25mm depth, three tombs are entered by small horizontal shafts. One tomb that of Psamtik, a royal chief physician still has an enormous carved anthropoid sarcophagus which is empty-the lower half shaped to receive a coffin, the lid, a monolith weighing many tons is perched above it on stone built columns-the custodian suggested I climb on it to photograph the ceilings of beautifully carved hieroglyphic text from the Book of the Dead. For the purist the flash had a UV filter to minimise any unlikely damaging effect on any coloured paintings [Sanders: technical bulletin 16 1995-NPG]. Debate about stone sarcophagus made of, as larger than any of existing shafts-from memory did not feel like granite. The carving skills though were brilliant and the arched tombs covered with text awesome. In the tomb of Pediese, son of Psamtik has coloured ceilings with stars and some painted hieroglyphic text. Access I understand is now limited and is mostly closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqara, Saqqarah, Pyramid, Unas, Unis, south, necropolis, Persian, period, Shaft, tombs, Psamtik, Psamtek, Psametik, chief, physician, Zannehib, Djenhebu, Tjanhebu, admiral, Pediese, Paydees, Padiaset, son, below, ground, deep, spiral, staircase, subterranean, underground, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, texts, Book, Dead, funerary, spells, mortuary, formulas, walls, carvings, painted, coloured, reliefs, stars, ceiling, curved, arched, sarcophagus, shaped, base, stone, monolith, lid, granite, carved, coffin, form, November, 1995, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, 45CL-4, ultra-violet, filter, upright
Saqqara EG9511413jhp Ancient Egypt limestone Enclosure Step Pyramid ureaus cobra Zoser Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, scan, scanned, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG951143jhp Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Oldest Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from outside the main entrance to the enclosure and the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, scanned, scan
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG9511412jhp Ancient Egypt ureaus frieze Enclosure Step Pyramid Saqqara morning sunny dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, scanned, scan
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA62jhp Ancient Egypt Step Pyramid King Djoser Saqqara uraeus tomb southern dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, southern, tomb, Uraeus, snakes, cobras, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA59jhp Ancient Egypt limestone uraeus freize tomb Step Pyramid Saqqara complex King Djoser dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, closeup, focus, point, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA58jhp Egyptian southern tomb uraeus frieze limestone Step Pyramid Saqqara complex King Djoser Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA57jhp Ancient Egyptian Uraeus Cobras limestone Step Pyramid Saqqarah Djoser courtyard dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA56jhp Ancient Egypt Southern Tomb frieze Step Pyramid courtyard Djoser Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA54jhp Ancient EgyptUraeus Frieze close focus Step Pyramid Saqqarah complex King Djoser Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, southern, Uraeus, freize, closeup, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA53jhp Ancient Egypt limestone stone blocks Step Pyramid Djoser Saqqara west corner dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, west, side, royal, tombs, Step, stepped, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA52jhp Ancient Egyptian limestone blocks west face closeup details Step Pyramid complex King Djoser Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, construction, west, face, details, north, entrance, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Uraeus Frieze EG051124jhp Ancient Egypt Uraeus freize south tomb closeup cobras painted Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, cobras, painted, colours, fan, close, closeup, foreground
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051128jhp Ancient Egyptian Step Pyramid Djoser Saqqara enclosure people scale southern aspect dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051122jhp Ancient Egypt Enclosure Step Pyramid Uraeus Frieze King Djoser Saqqara south tomb decoration dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, snakes, cobra, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051121jhp Ancient Egyptian limestone Enclosure Step Pyramid Uraeus Freize cobra Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051120jhp Egyptian limestone Enclosure Step Pyramid complex King Djoser Saqqara south corner dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051118jhp Ancient Egypt limestone bricks south west corner Step Pyramid Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051117jhp Ancient Egyptian limestone construction Step Pyramid bricks Saqqara west face dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, west, side, construction, layers, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, face, tomb
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051116jhp Egyptian limestone bricks Step Pyramid Zoser Saqqara north west corner dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, west, corner, construction
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051115jhp Egypt limestone stones bricks Step Pyramid Saqqara north west corner dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, west, corner, construction
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051114jhp Ancient Egypt north entrance steps Step Pyramid Djoser Saqqara mortuary temple approach dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, steps, face, tomb, court, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051113jhp Egypt Saqqarah limestone north entrance steps Pyramid King Djoser construction dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, steps, face, tomb, court, mortuary, temple
Saqqara Step Pyramid EG051094jhp Ancient Egypt limestone Step Pyramid King Djoser Saqqara south corner bricks dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, freize, court, altars, mortuary, temple
Saqqara South Tomb EG051126jhp Egyptian limestone Zoser Saqqara South Tomb entrance flight steps deep hole dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, entrance, face, south, tomb, steps, deep, hole, downwards, flight
Saqqara South Tomb EG051125jhp Ancient Egypt limestone south tomb Step Pyramid Djoser Saqqara steps dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo is the earliest stone built monument in Egypt and probably in the world and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and was designed by Imhotep, one of the greatest minds in ancient Egypt and later deified as a God. Construction is with small bricks of fine white limestone giving this huge building a very delicate structure and aesthetic appearance. Still one of the highlights of any visit to Egypt, despite the wealth of fantastic places to see, and for me best enjoyed towards the evening when the site is often quiet and the face of the pyramid from the colonnade entrance is bathed in soft golden light. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, desert, sand, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, entrance, face, south, tomb, steps

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