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Gold Vessel Containing a Green Pigment From Puabi's Grave
This vessel has a circular container with a short stem and a hollow foot. It houses a green cosmetic material. It was found with the body of Puabi inside her grave. Puabi was a Semitic Akkadian woman from Ur, c. 2600 BCE, possibly a queen...
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Soldier Tending a Grave, Ypres, 1917
A photograph of a soldier tending the grave of a fallen comrade near Ypres after the Battle of Passchendaele (October-November 1917) in Flanders, Belgium during the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums
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Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur
The double ring is made of silver. This is surmounted by an electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) piece in the shape of a donkey or an onager. This reign ring was found fixed on the pole of a sledge, pulled by oxen, placed in Puabi's grave...
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Buzza Hill Entrance Grave
This large chambered cairn is found on Buzza Hill, a small hill south of Hugh Town on St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, UK. It was excavated in the 18th century by the Cornish antiquarian William Borlase, but nothing was found inside. The...
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Stephen F. Austin Grave Monument
Stephen F. Austin grave monument at Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. Photograph by Billy Hathorn, 2013.
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Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery
This is a grave at Noravank Monastery in Armenia; it dates from medieval times and belongs to one of the Orbelian princes. The Orbelian dynasty dominated the political, cultural, and economic landscape of the Armenian provinces of Vayots...
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Reconstructed Roman Grave Temple (Grutenhäuschen)
The Grutenhäuschen is a partially reconstructed Roman grave temple located in a vineyard slope near Igel on the Moselle in southwestern Germany. This funerary monument from the 3rd century CE was restored on the remains of the original burial...
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Grave of Edward Elgar
The grave of the English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934) and his wife Caroline. St. Wulstan's Church, Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
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Grave of Claude Debussy
The grave of the French composer Claude Debussy (1962-1918). Cimetière de Passy, Paris.
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Grave Stela of Lenaios
This is a marble grave stela of Lenaios, son of Artemidoros. The deceased image is shown as a banqueter, which belies in his military occupation in life, as indicated in the inscription "As I guarded the tower in battle, oh passer-by, shall...
