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AUTHENTICITY Welcome to ELEMENT204 Element204 is a group of keen collectors offering an exquisite variety of Ancient Egyptian Amulets, figurines and genuine collectible items. We maintain a 100% feedback rating and offer a full guarantee on all items. All eBayers are welcome to browse our listings and email us with any questions or requests. Ancient Egyptian King Djoser Funery Faience Tile TYPE : Temple tile CULTURE : Old Kingdom DATE : 2686-2613 BC MATERIAL : Egyptian Faience DIMENSIONS : 60mm x 36mm x 11mm CONDITION: .Preserved glaze and colour .Fully intact - wear visible around areas. Description: On display is one of the best ancient Egyptian faience tiles from the funery complex of King Djoser. Displaying almost all of its original smooth surfaced turquosie colour. The tile displays a pale turquoise colour with a smooth surface glaze. OFFICIAL - NO RESERVE AUCTION Estimated value:$600 -$800 History Information : The funerary complex of King Zoser (or Djoser) is the largest in Saqqara, and its Step Pyramid heralded the start of the Pyramid Age. When Imhotep, Zoser's chief architect, raised the pyramid in the 27th century BC, it was the largest structure ever built in stone – the "beginning of architecture", according to one historian. Imhotep's achievement was to break from the tradition of earthbound mastabas , raising level upon level of stones to create a four-step, and then a six-step pyramid, which was clad in dazzling white limestone. None of the blocks was very large, for Zoser's builders still thought in terms of mud-brick rather than megaliths, but the concept, techniques and logistics all pointed towards the true pyramid, finally attained at Giza. Before it was stripped of its casing stones and rounded off by the elements, Zoser's Pyramid stood 62m high and measured 140m by 118m along its base. The original entrance on the northern side is blocked, but with permission and keys from the site's Antiquities Inspectorate you can enter via a gallery on the opposite side, dug in the XXVI Dynasty. Dark passageways and vertical ladders descend 28m into the bedrock, where a granite plug failed to prevent robbers from plundering the burial chamber of this III Dynasty monarch (c.2667–2648 BC). Auction Policies: 
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