Saturday, May 7, 2011

Photos Giza

Giza


Details of carvings adorning walls and pillars of the Tomb of the Two Brothers (Mastaba of Niankhkhnum and Khnemhotep). Depicted is a frequent scenes of the two men together in close embrace

Basalt floor of Khufu Mortuary Temple, before the Great Pyramid, in Giza Plateau

Mummy of a baboon, the sacred animal for god Djehuty, the god of wisdom and knowledge

Outer overall view of the Tomb of the Two Brothers (the Mastaba of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep)

 
Going into Cheops Pyramid, a mystery over ages

Mummy of a baboon, the sacred animal for god Djehuty, the god of wisdom and knowledge

Details of carvings on walls of the Tomb of the Two Brothers, depicting two men involved in fight

The Mortuary Temple of Djoser (Zoser)

 
Details of carvings on the entrance of the Tomb of Princess Idut, Old Kingdom, c.2330 BC. It depicts a man posing with a scepter in his hand

The Mortuary Temple of Djoser (Zoser)

False door in the Tomb of Princess Idut, Saqqara

Overall view of the Pyramid of Userkaf in Saqqara and the surrounding archeologicl site

 
Rock-cut statues in the Tomb of Princess Idut, Old Kingdom, c.2330 BC

The unfinished Burial Chamber of the Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, with Sekhemkhet`s unique sarcophagus in the center

Stele of Neferrenpet, probably from Thebes, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18, 1540-1296 BC 1400-1296 BC

Entrance of the sub- structure of the Step Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, Saqqara

 
The grand gallery inside the Pyramid of Kufu (Cheops)

Overall view of the Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, Saqqara Aerial view of Saqqara Complex, Giza

Overall view of the Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, Saqqara

 
A rare double wooden statue of the ancient Egyptian scribe Ka-Hay and his wife is seen inside a warehouse near a pyramid in Saqqara, south of Cairo, 21 February 2007

Complex of the Pyramid of Queen Khuit, saqqara

Details of carvings in Tomb of Nefer, depicting two seated harpists playing for the tomb owners Nefer and Kahay

Statue of King Pepi I of the VI Dynasty

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