With the Third Dynasty, Egypt enters into …
Years: 2637BCE - 2494BCE
With the Third Dynasty, Egypt enters into the five centuries of high culture known as the Pyramid Age.
The age is associated with Chancellor Imhotep, the adviser, administrator, and architect of Pharaoh Djoser.
He builds the pharaoh's funerary complex, including his tomb, the Step Pyramid, at Saqqarah.
Imhotep is famed as the inventor of building in dressed stone.
His architectural genius lies in his use of durable, fine-quality limestone to imitate the brick, wood, and reed structures that have since disappeared.
Limestone statue of Djoser from his serdab. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. (Photo taken December 10, 2007,by Jon Bodsworth)
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Years: 2637BCE - 2494BCE
Limestone statue of Djoser from his serdab. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. (Photo taken December 10, 2007,by Jon Bodsworth)
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