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Picture taken with Sony Alpha 700 Camera and Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80 F3.5-4.5 ZA Zoom Lens at 60mm focal length, F/4.5 and 1/250 sec exposure time. ISO speed set at 400. Metering Mode Pattern.
The so called 'street of tombs' near the pyramid of Teti contains some of the most remarkable Old Kingdom mastaba tombs at Saqqara.
The tomb of Kagemni is adorned throughout with some of the finest relief carvings in the necropolis (mainly on the lower sections of the walls, most of the upper parts have been lost). We did not explore this tomb fully as certain chambers were occupied by tour groups who are difficult to work around in such confined spaces.
www.osirisnet.net/mastabas/kagemni/e_kagemni_01.htm
Saqqara, the necropolis of Memphis, is one of the most fascinating sites in Egypt, as well as one of its earliest. The major monument here is Djoser's step pyramid, the earliest stone-built architectural monument which dominates the site.
Other pharaohs built pyramids here though most have not survived in such good conditions and some were never even finished. Two of the pyramids (those of Unas and Teti) contain chambers decorated with hieroglyph texts (the so called 'Pyramid Texts') that are amongst the earliest manifestations of ancient Egyptian writing.
The most significant survival from an artistic point of view however are the many early mastaba tombs (built from mud-brick and adorned with fine limestone reliefs within). Most visitors will not have time to do them justice and may have to just choose a couple to focus on if making a first visit. The art is of a very high quality and quite remote stylistically from the more esoteric scenes within the much later tombs of Thebes.
Saqqara can be a bewildering site to explore at first, but a little prior research will reveal the locations and best places to visit.
saw this in one of my classes. maybe someone thought writing Jesus' name on the brick would help them on a test? oh, lipscomb. =)
Remains of the old brick factory at Claybank National Historic Site. The factory made these yellowish-red bricks from near the turn of the 19th century until 1989. Much of the process was still somewhat done by hand. I would love to know which of the countless civic and municipal buildings in southern Saskatchewan were constructed from Claybank brick. It's a fascinating place to visit as it was just as if the owners turned off the lights and handed the keys to the federal government. It's in "as is" condition.
Claybank, Saskatchewan
The video above shows you what a brick looks like. The camera had a hard time focusing on the glossy surface.
Just as well it was under warranty, and the Sony Ericsson Service Centre reflashed the firmware, no questions asked and nothing to pay!
The moral of the story?
If your Sony Ericsson phone is an operator-branded phone, eg. Telstra, *DO NOT* use the Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS). It will brick your phone.
This 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass SX convertible in triple white (paint, top, interior) was gorgeous. There is something about an interior in white vinyl that is so luxuriously Seventies.
As seen at the annual Back to the Bricks car festival in my hometown.
Downtown Flint, Michigan.
On Saginaw St., at Second St.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012.