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 The pyramid complexes of the Fourth to Sixth Dynasty included not only the pyramids themselves but also the temples and causeways attached to them. These complexes were the architectural and artistic focus of the Old Kingdom. Erected at Saqqara, Dahshur, Abusir, and Giza as the burial places of kings and many queens, they were also the nuclei of sprawling cemeteries that included the tombs of contemporary high officials. Their importance in religious life inspired reliefs and sculptures of monumental character, such as those shown here. 
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