Djéser et la IIIe Dynastie: Imhotep, Saqqara, Memphis, les Pyramides à degrés. Photographie The key phases in the

The key phases in the chronology of early Gothic sculpture are traced

Othon Friesz

From the 4th century BC

Solitary or gregarious

The sixteen contributions range from the 8th century BC to the 3rd century AD

Djéser et la IIIe Dynastie: Imhotep, Saqqara, Memphis, les Pyramides à degrés. Photographie The key phases in thePharaoh Djoser, who ruled the country in the mid 27th century BC, is one of these prominent figures. A promoter of the monarchical ideal and a great builder, he left to posterity the image of an innovative sovereign. He dominates, by the scale of his achievements, a third dynasty that 'he founded and whose other kings still appear today as fleeting figures. Djoser is inseparable from Imhotep, celebrated by tradition as the inventor of stone