View looking down into the chamber of a mastaba tomb at Saqqara, photographed in the course of excavation. Two of the diggers, and their chief Roubi, are seen on the left, while Mariette himself is seated in the centre, posed in the act of examining two statues excavated at the site. In the acco...
Close view of relief panels in the entrance court of the mastaba tomb of Ty. Mariette's text expresses regret that lack of light in the interior of the tomb prevented him from photographing and reproducing the fine carvings to be found there.
View of partially excavated tomb, with diggers and Mariette himself (on right) posed in the foreground: 'Le tombeau de Pehen-u-ka se distingue de touse les autres par ses vastes dimensions et le cour à ciel ouvert qui partage le monument en deux parties. C'est l'extremité Sud de ce cour que la v...
View of an arrangement of objects excavated from the Serapeum at Saqqara. Mariette had excavated the Saqqara Serapeum in 1851 and these cult objects relating to the cult of the Apis bull were presumably photographed in the museum at Boulaq.
View showing an excavation in progress at Saqqara, with a mummy case being hauled up from the shaft of the tomb. In the background other excavators are posed round an open mummy case. Mariette himself is seated on the left.
General view of the of the Meidum Pyramid. Although presenting the appearance of a step pyramid, the structure originally had a smooth outer casing that later collapsed.