| Place | Africa: Egypt |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART02773 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 22.3 x 30.5 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil with pencil on wood panel |
| Maker |
Lambert, George |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 20 January 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Sakkara, Pyramids and Roman ruins
Description
Depicts Arab men sitting in front of Roman and Ancient Egyptian ruins at Sakkara, with a step pyramid in background. As George Lambert adjusted to the climate and his duties as an official war artist in Palestine 1918, he travelled south of Cairo to Sakkara. The combination of the famous Egyptian step pyramid of Djoser (twenty-seventh century BC) with later Roman ruins provided Lambert with an interesting composition and a reminder of the transience of empires.