The pharaoh Djoser's pyramid, of the III dynasty, was built in Saqqara, in an epoch between 2737 and 2717 BC. The impressive funeral building was projected by the architecture Imhotep, who was later deified. The pyramid, built in limestone, is 61m high and it represents one of the most ancient architectural monuments of the Egyptian civilization.

The pyramid in steps was originally created as a “mastaba” with a square base instead of oblong, but successive changes from the initial project gave it the remarkable aspect that we admire today.
Some bas-relief, in the labyrinth of underground corridors, represent the king in ritual attitudes and the exquisite delicacy of the work, show that the sculptors’ of the time were masters in this technique as in the roundish sculptural one in the noble statue of the sitting Djoser that belongs to the finds.

section from east to west: 1 primitive mastaba; 2, first pyramid in four steps; 3, definite pyramid in six steps; 4, pit; 5, funeral chamber; 6, chamber with azure faience walls.