Statue of King Djoser in His Serdab – Step Pyramid Complex, Saqqara This limestone statue of King Djoser, builder of Egypt’s first pyramid (Third Dynasty, ca. 2630–2611 BCE), is the oldest surviving life-sized royal statue in Egypt. It originally stood within a serdab—a sealed chamber in the mortuary temple—allowing the king’s ka (spirit) to observe rituals and receive offerings through two narrow eyeholes in the wall. Discovered in situ in 1924, the statue once had lifelike inlaid eyes made of

Step Pyramid at Saqqara King Djoser 2667-2648bc

The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara