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The first few pictures were taken inside the IMHOTEP (designer & builder of the Step Pyramid) museum and so the objects are around 5000 years old.
 1611 Surgical Instruments |
 1618 Statue of a scribe |
 1622 Mummy feet |
 1623 Mummy head |
 1627 Canoptic jars |
 1633 |
 1635 |
 1640 Mummy |
 1649 Teti Pyramid next to the Step Pyramid. We visited the tomb inside where there were beautiful hieroglyphics and a sarcophagus. |
 1650 Leaving Teti's pyramid |
 1654 Tourist police on guard |
 1663 The Step Pyramid |
 1668 Some jig saw puzzle |
 1669 Step Pyramid - the 3 corners on the right show where the pyramid was extended. |
 1670 Step pyramid detail |
 1672 The step pyramid was built with stone bricks and no mortar. These beech beams were inserted to give the structure some stability. |
 1674 Graffitti from 1232 B.C. |
 1681 Just too tired to turn over. |
 1683 Step Pyramid |
 1685 Entrance |
 1686 Step Pyramid |
 1697 The Red Pyramid at Dahshur |
 1702 The Red Pyramid |
 1706 The Bent Pyramid at Dashur - It is not permitted to get any closer as it is a military zone. |
 1709 Remnants of another Pyramid |
 1710 Red Pyramid |
 1711 Step Pyramid from Dahshur |