Step Pyramid at Sakkara (Dynasty III), n.d.
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Date
circa 1891 - 1915
Description
Step Pyramid (Dynasty III) in Sakkara (or Saqqara), Egypt. A man with two donkeys stands in the foreground. Sakkara was the burial ground for people Egyptians from the capital of Memphis, and numerous tombs and burial sites are found there. It was not until the pharaoh Djoser built this step pyramid, however, that massive stone pyramids began to be erected to memorialize the deceased pharaohs. The pyramid consisted of six levels of stone with sloping sides built atop each other. The pyramid had fifteen entrances, only one of which was real, and was originally covered in a layer of white limestone, n.d.
Type
Photograph
Region
Global
Topic
Architecture, Global History and Geography
Repository
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_16475
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. A3045-78, A12974.
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