| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Saqqara, Desert, Egypt | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 2630-ca. 2611 BCE (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Imhotep | en_US |
| dc.date | -2630--2611 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-23T18:48:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-23T18:48:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | -2630--2611 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 209942 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 754 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/117967 | |
| dc.description | The Step Pyramid, detail at the base of the south side; The central element of the funerary complex of Djoser [ Djoser, Zoser, Netjerikhet, ca. 2630-ca. 2611 BCE, first ruler of the 3rd dynasty] is a massive stepped pyramid (140 x 118 x 60 m) of limestone masonry constructed at the instigation of the architect Imhotep, who was later deified for his achievement. Originally conceived as a mastaba tomb, the design was modified six times before finally emerging as a six-stepped pyramid with a complex suite of subterranean funerary apartments, including a granite-lined burial chamber and walls panelled in small blue faience tiles; one panel has been reconstructed in the Egyptian Museum (Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 68921). Among the objects recovered from the underground rooms were stelae depicting the King, and more than 40,000 stone vessels. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/15/2008) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | death or burial | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Djoser, King of Egypt | en_US |
| dc.subject | Egypt--Civilization | en_US |
| dc.subject | Egypt--Religion | en_US |
| dc.subject | Early Dynastic (Egyptian) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Old Kingdom (Egyptian) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Third Dynasty | en_US |
| dc.title | Step Pyramid of Djoser | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Stepped Pyramid | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Step Pyramid of Zoser | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A3-EG-SQ-2-C3 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Egyptian (ancient) | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | pyramid (tomb) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Imhotep (Egyptian (ancient) architect, ca. 2630-ca. 2611 BCE) | en_US |
