| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Saqqara, Desert, Egypt | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 2630-BCE-600 CE (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | unknown (Egyptian (ancient)) | en_US |
| dc.date | -2630-600 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-23T18:49:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-23T18:49:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | -2630-600 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 209963 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 755 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/117988 | |
| dc.description | Remains of the Pyramid of Userkaf (founder of the 5th Dynasty), located northeast of the Step Pyramid of Djoser; Egyptian site on a desert plateau about 20 km south of Cairo and just west of the ancient city of Memphis, which flourished as a necropolis and religious centre in the Dynastic, Late and Greco-Roman periods. In the Coptic period it continued in use as a monastic centre. The necropolis of Saqqara, which stretches for almost 8 km, forms the centre of the Memphite necropolis; its site is dominated by the Step Pyramid of the 3rd Dynasty king Djoser [Djoser, Zoser, Netjerikhet, ca. 2630-ca. 2611 BCE, first ruler of the 3rd dynasty]. The monuments are divided into two groups, those of North Saqqara and those of South Saqqara. 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 | deities | 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 | Egyptian (ancient) | en_US |
| dc.title | Saqqara [site] | 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-3-C1 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Egyptian (ancient) | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | excavation (site) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | necropolis (cemetery form) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | unknown (Egyptian (ancient)) | en_US |
