Scribd
Upload
81 views1 page

A HEAD OF DJOSER, Heavily Damaged But Still Revealing, Suggests

The document discusses Egyptian pharaoh Djoser and the developments that occurred during his reign. It notes that a damaged head of Djoser suggests his commanding personality as a great king. Additionally, the size of Egyptian sculpture and architecture dramatically increased during his rule. Djoser's temple and step pyramid at Sakkara were the first all-stone structures built, continuing architectural traditions typically using mud bricks.

Uploaded by

Attis Dolens
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
81 views1 page

A HEAD OF DJOSER, Heavily Damaged But Still Revealing, Suggests

The document discusses Egyptian pharaoh Djoser and the developments that occurred during his reign. It notes that a damaged head of Djoser suggests his commanding personality as a great king. Additionally, the size of Egyptian sculpture and architecture dramatically increased during his rule. Djoser's temple and step pyramid at Sakkara were the first all-stone structures built, continuing architectural traditions typically using mud bricks.

Uploaded by

Attis Dolens
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

A HEAD OF DJOSER, heavily damaged but still revealing, suggests

the commanding personality of a great king. In his reign, the size


of Egyptian sculpture and architecture dramatically increased.

DJOSER'S TEMPLE and step pyramid (background'J at Sakkarah, al-


though the first all-stone structures, ivere nevertheless built along
lines used by architects accustomed to working with mud bricks.

THE TALLEST PYRAMIDS, built at Gizeh for Khufu (right) and


Khafre, form a backdrop for a caravan. Camels came into general
use in Egypt at least 20 centuries after these tombs were built.

20

You might also like