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The Gold Crowns of Silla
The Silla Kingdom ruled south-eastern Korea during the Three Kingdoms period (1st century BCE - 7th century CE) and then, as the Unified Silla Kingdom, all of Korea from 668 to 935 CE. The Silla produced fine pieces of art, but their most...
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Setna I: A Detailed Summary & Commentary
Setna I (also Setna Khaemaus and the Mummies) is a work of ancient Egyptian literature from the Ptolemaic Period (323-30 BCE) written in demotic script. It is part of a cycle of stories known as the Tales of Prince Setna featuring a character...
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Worker's Tomb, Deir el-Medina
A worker's tomb at the site of Deir el-Medina, a village for artists and masons who built the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The village was in continuous use from the time of Thutmose I (1520-1492 BCE) until the collapse...
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Battle Scene, Francois Tomb, Vulci
A battle scene of Etruscans fighting Romans in the guise of mythical figures. From the Francois Tomb at Vulci. c. 350 BCE.
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Tomb of Darius I, Naqsh-e Rustam
Tomb of Darius I, Naqsh-e Rustam, near Persepolis, Iran, c. 522–486 BCE
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Tomb of Ramesses V
Valley of the Kings, Egypt, Tomb KV9.
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Battle Scene, Francois Tomb
A 19th century CE copy of the battle scene between Etruscans and Romans from the 4th century BCE Francois Tomb at Vulci. (By Carlo Ruspi, Vatican Museums Rome)
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Roman Tomb
A 1st century CE Roman tomb. Within were stored the cremated remains of the deceased. Inscriptions name the occupants as Laria Amabilis, her husband M.Petronius, and their daughter Petronia Secunda. From the Piacenza region. (Archaeological...
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Tomb of King Midas
The 8th-century BCE Tumulus MM, otherwise known as the 'Tomb of Midas', outside Gordium, capital of Phrygia (modern Turkey). It is the second-largest ancient tumulus in Anatolia.
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Urartian Fortress & Tomb
The ruins of this fortress (Bayazit Kalesi) and tomb date back to the 9th century BCE Kingdom of Urartu just outside present-day Dogubayazit, Turkey. The Kingdom of Urartu was centered in modern-day eastern Turkey, southwest Armenia, and...