Sakkara Collection (#3)

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Fighters. Egypt
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting fighters. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Pyramids Step Pyramid Sakkara 1950 Egypt Saqqārah
Pyramids. The Step Pyramid at Sakkara. 1950, Egypt, Saqq─ürah

Sakkara Relics excavations housed 1934 Egypt
Sakkara. Relics of excavations, housed. 1934, Egypt, Saqq─ürah

Sakkara step pyramid temple excavations foreground
Sakkara. The step pyramid with temple excavations in foreground. 1934, Egypt, Saqq─ürah

Sakkara Distant view step pyramid Camelman foreground
Sakkara. Distant view of the step pyramid. Camelman in foreground. 1934, Egypt, Saqq─ürah

Sakkara Section temple excavations 1934 Egypt
Sakkara. Section of the temple excavations. 1934, Egypt, Saqq─ürah

Statue of Sheikh el-Balad representing Ka-aper. Old Kingdom
Statue of Sheikh el-Balad representing Ka-aper, the chief lector priest. Old Kingdom. 5th dyansty. Saqqara Necropolis. Egyptian Museum. Cairo. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting agricultural scenes. Farmers filling sacks of grain before a tax collector. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Male figure standing with a cane. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Fighters on a boat. Egyp
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting fighters on a boat. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. Male figure with an ant
Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Egyptian viziers. Father and son. Relief depicting a male figure with an antelope. Saqqara. Egypt

Egyptian Art. Offerings table for the Hereafter. Relief. Mastaba. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Necropolis of Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. The transport of offeri
Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Egyptian viziers. Father and son. Relief depicting the transport of offerings to the Hereafter. Saqqara. Egypt

Egyptian Art. Tomb equipment of Gemniemhat. Saqqara, c. 1990 BC. Middle Kingdom. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Egypt. Saqqara necropolis. The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser) or step pyramid. Built in 27th century BC as a burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier. Third dynasty. Old Kingdom

Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Egypt
Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants at the palace of pharaoh Niuserre. Exterior. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Ti. Interior. Egypt
Egypt. Saqqara. Mastaba of Ti. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Relief depicting carpenters building wooden boats

Mastaba of Kagemni. Saqqara. Egypt
Mastaba of Kagemni (2350 BC). Chief Justice and vizier of the Pharaoh Teti. Relief at the entrance depicting Kagemni with the baton and scepter. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

At Home in Sakkara, Egypt, 1936. A domestic scene in front of a dwelling in Sakkara (Saqqara), Egypt. From a private album of a passenger who undertook a cruise on the S.S

Stepped pyramid of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Stepped pyramid of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c1890. Djoser (Zozer) was the second pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

Aerial view of archaeological excavations near Saqqara, Egypt, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

A hunting scene from the tomb of Ptahhotep, near Saqqara, Egypt, c2650 BC (1936). Limestone relief. Plate taken from The Art of Ancient Egypt, published by the Phaidon Press (Vienna, 1936)

The Pyramid of Sakkarah, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Pyramid of Sakkarah, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Pyramide of Ellahoun, Meidoum and Sakkarah, c1808. Artist: Antoine Berthault
Pyramide of Ellahoun, Meidoum and Sakkarah, c1808

City of Tombs, Looking towards Sakkara, Cairo, Egypt, 1863. Artist: Charles Emile de Tournemine
City of Tombs, Looking towards Sakkara, Cairo, Egypt, 1863. Saqqara ia a vast Ancient Egyptian burial ground. Although from the 26th century BC royal burials took place at Giza

Artifacts, Memphis Saqqara, Egypt, 1893. Artist: Auguste Edouard Mariette
Artifacts, Memphis Saqqara, Egypt, 1893. Photograph by French archaeologist, Auguste Mariette-Bey La Haute-Egypt, 1893

Memphis Saqqara, Egypt, 1893. Artist: Auguste Edouard Mariette
Memphis Saqqara, Egypt, 1893. Photograph by French archaeologist, Auguste Mariette-Bey La Haute-Egypt, 1893

Close up of an Egyptian seated scribe model from Saqqara

Egyptian seated scribe model from Saqqara

Step Pyramid of King Djoser behind the Niles flood plain, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) behind the Niles flood plain, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) in the distance, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) in the distance, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

View south from the Step Pyramid to the Dashur necropolis, Saqqara, Egypt. The far pyramid is the Bent Pyramid of King Sneferu

Small Pyramid near Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Small Pyramid near Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC

Small tomb near Step Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Small tomb near Step Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Thie tomb is near the Step Pyramid and to the south of the old Pyramids, meanwhile the Giza Pyramids are visible in the distance on the left

Looking up from the foot of Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Looking up from the foot of the Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid was encased in white stone the remains of which can be seen lower left

Distant view of the Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

View from the left of Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC

Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) behind ruins of temple, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer) behind ruins of temple, Saqqara, Egypt, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley

Step Pyramid (behind palms) of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley. It is believed to have been deigned by the architect Imhotep

Step Pyramid (behind palms) of King Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. Artist: Imhotep
Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2600 BC. The pyramid rises above the palms of the Nile Valley. It is believed to have been deigned by the architect Imhotep

Step Pyramid of King Djoser (Zozer), Saqqara, Egypt, 3rd Dynasty, c2613 BC. Djoser (c2686-c2613 BC) was the second king of the 3rd dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

Working life in Ancient Egypt, wall painting from an artisans tomb at Saqqara. Note scribes keeping records at bottom right

Egyptian funerary stele of a Royal Priest and his wife
Limestone Egyptian funerary stele of a Royal Priest, Ani and his wife, Ant. They are sitting at an offering table. Probably from Saqquara, from the British Museums collection

Egyptian Art. Necropolis of Saqqara. Hieroglyphs in a mastaba. Relief. Old Kingdom. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Hieroglyphic depicting the deceased next to the offerings table. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Male figure on a boat sa
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Male figure on a boat sailing by the Nile river. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Servants transporting go
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Servants transporting goods on a boat sailing by the Nile river. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Two ranchers attending t
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Two ranchers attending the birth of an ox. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

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Sakkara, a place steeped in ancient history and rich cultural heritage. One cannot help but be captivated by its wonders, from the enigmatic Seated Scribe to the intricate relief depicting glass blowers. This site holds treasures that transport us back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The Stepped Pyramid stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity and architectural brilliance. Built during the Victorian period, it is a marvel that has withstood the test of time. Its grandeur leaves visitors awestruck, reminding us of the greatness achieved by our ancestors. Peasant women bearing offerings take us on a journey through time, giving us glimpses into daily life during Ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty. Their devotion and reverence for their customs are palpable even after thousands of years. Intricate reliefs unveil funeral scenes from an official's final journey, shedding light on ancient burial rituals and beliefs surrounding the afterlife. The Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum reveals royal servants who served their pharaoh with unwavering loyalty. The Step Pyramid of Zoser beckons explorers to unravel its mysteries further. Each tile tells stories etched in faience, preserving tales lost in time but now rediscovered for all to see. Finally, we encounter Sheikh el-Balad representing Ka-aper - a statue frozen in time yet brimming with life-like energy. It reminds us that even though centuries have passed since its creation, art continues to transcend boundaries and touch our souls. Sakkara is more than just ruins; it is an open book waiting for curious minds to read between its lines. As we delve deeper into this archaeological wonderland, we uncover fragments of humanity's past while gaining insights into our own existence today.