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Objects from the Tomb of Thutmose IV
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Objects from the tomb of Thutmose IV, 14th century BCE, including amulets in the form of the ankh, the symbol of life or everlasting life. Two large amulets in the shape of an ankh were found among shabti figures and other funerary objects...
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Tomb of Askia Mohammad I, Gao
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Tomb of Askia Mohammad I (r. 1494-1528 CE) of the Songhai Empire. Gao, Mali. The complex includes the pyramidal tomb, two flat-roofed mosque buildings, the mosque cemetery, and the open-air assembly ground.
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Tomb of Pennut, Egypt
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The Tomb of Pennut is a tomb located at the site of New Amada, an archaeological complex containing three ancient Nubian monuments spared from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. Pennut was the viceroy of Kush under Ramesses VI (1143–1136 BCE...
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Greek Larnax from the Royal Tomb in Vergina
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The gold chest or "larnax" containing male bones from the main chamber of the royal tomb known as "Tomb II" in Vergina. The chest is decorated with the royal “Vergina Sun” or “Star” symbol, which has been associated with the Argead dynasty...
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Tong Shou, Goguryeo Tomb Mural
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Mural from Tomb No. 3 at Anak, North Korea, 357 CE. The man is identified by an inscription in the tomb as Tong Shou, the last ruler of the Chinese commandery of Taebang.
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Garden Painting, Tomb of Nebamun
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Tomb painting representing the pool in Nebamun's estate garden, Tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1400 BCE.
The British Museum, London.
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Velcha, Tomb of Orcus, Tarquinia
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A detail of the wall paintings of the Etruscan Tomb of Orcus at Tarquinia. The subject here is a woman with the family name 'Velcha' inscribed above her, perhaps wife of the tomb's occupant. c. 350 BCE.
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Tomb of King Aethelstan in Malmesbury Abbey
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The tomb of King Aethelstan (r. 924-939) in Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, England. There is nothing in the tomb beneath the statue, the relics of the king having been lost in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539.
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Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq
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A 2005 CE photograph of the Yazidi tomb and shrine of Sheikh 'Adi ibn Musafir (c. 1070 - 1162 CE) in the village of Lalish, Northern Iraq. Sheikh 'Adi is considered by Yazidis to be the founder of Yazidism and a manifestation of God. The...
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Detail of the Tomb of Artaxerxes II
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A close-up photo of the tomb of Artaxerxes II (r. 404-358 BCE), showing details of the relief above the tomb's entry. Persepolis, Fars Province, Iran.