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Bundled-reed columns

            The vast funerary complex of king Djoser at Saqqara is the earliest in Egypt to make extensive use of stone masonry. Surrounded by a 10-m high fortification wall lined with bastions, it can only be entered through one gate at the southeast, which leads into a colonnaded hallway. A new type of column is introduced here, with a low cylindrical base from which emerges bundles of reeds forming a tapering shaft, and culminating in a rectangular plinth. As can be seen here, the columns are not formed fully in the round but rather engaged with piers.

Old Kingdom, early 3rd Dynasty, 27th century BCE.

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Taken in: Egypt / Giza / Abu Sir (show map)

Taken on: December 16, 2020

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Vegetal

Reeds

Egypt

Djoser funerary complex

Saqqara

27th century BC

Djoser

Column

Architecture

Old Kingdom

Colonnade

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Sets appears in: • Saqqara

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, 50mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
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Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
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Exposure Program:	Manual
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Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Macintosh)
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