The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt

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Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

"Saqqâra (Ṣaqqārah) is a large necropolis south of Cairo and west of ancient Memphis. It was the necropolis of ancient Memphis; has remains of several pyramids from 5th and 6th dynasties and the famous Step Pyramid, the earliest true pyramid in Egypt, built for King Zoser (Djoser) of the 3rd dynasty ca. 2630 BC by his prime minister Imhotep. It is not to be confused with the modern town of the same name." [The J. P. Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographical Names]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ee771362-a5e8-4b9b-bfbc-dfe58b49e143

Local Numbers

T 6 EGY 43.2 EE 51

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Frame value is 12.

Slide No. T 6 EGY 43.2 EE 51

Place

Africa

Egypt

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Monuments

Architecture -- Egypt

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1959

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 17075

Type

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Color slides

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

EEPA.1973-001_ref8440

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ee771362-a5e8-4b9b-bfbc-dfe58b49e143

EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013593-4

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