Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis > Saqqara Djoser Serdab EG051099jhp
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.
© Jim Henderson
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| Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
| Collection: | Saqqara & Memphis | |||
| Filename: | Saqqara Djoser Serdab EG051099jhp |
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| Upload Date: | 2005-04-20 09:58:05 | |||
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| Caption: | Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Zoser pharoah Serdab face detail mortuarytemple, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds. This is one of two versions offered this one with more detail in the face and a slightly cooler colour interpretation. |
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