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Mummy Portrait from the Tomb of Aline at Hawara
Mummy portrait from the Tomb of Aline, Hawara. Early Roman Period of Egypt, c. 24 CE. Neues Museum, Berlin. The Tomb of Aline was unearthed in 1892 by the German archaeologist Richard von Kaufmann. A hewn stele carved with a Greek inscription...
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Tomb of Payava, North Side
This relief, which is seen on the north side of the Payava Tomb, depicts a man placing a wreath on a head of a young athlete. The Payava tomb is a limestone tomb with gabled roof. It was decorated with reliefs on its four sides and inscribed...
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Tomb of Payava, South Side
This relief, which is seen on the south side of the Payava Tomb, depicts 2 armed figures. The inscriptions in Lycian read "Payava, son of Ad..., secretary of A...rah, by race a Lycian". Payava tomb is a limestone tomb with gabled roof. It...
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Razia Sultan Tomb
Tomb of Raziya Sultan, photograph by Varun Shiv Kapur, Delhi, 17 November 2015. After a coup plot and uprising against her by powerful nobles, Razia Sultan was killed on 14 October 1240. She was buried initially in Kaithal, but her body...
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Tomb of Payava, West Side
This relief, which is seen on the south side of the Payava Tomb, depicts a seated Persian, apparently a satrap or governor, with attendent figures. The inscriptions in Lycian probably mention the name of the satrap as Autophradates. The Payava...
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Wadi Farasa in Petra
The Garden Triclinium in Wadi Farasa, a narrow gorge in Petra (Jordan) containing rock-cut monuments, including the Lion Fountain, the Garden Triclinium, the Roman Soldier Tomb, and the Renaissance Tomb. The original function of the Garden...
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Etruscan Architecture
The architecture of the Etruscan civilization, which flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, has largely been obliterated both by the conquering Romans and time, but the very influence of the Etruscans on Roman architecture...
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey), was a massive tomb built for Mausolus, the ruler of Caria, c. 350 BCE. The marble structure was so immense and decorated with such an array of striking sculptures that it made it onto the list...
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The Royal Tomb of King Muryeong
A surprising discovery was made in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do on July 8, 1971. From the tomb of King Muryeong, several important national treasures were excavated, and moreover, it was the first ancient tomb that has been positively identified...
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Garden Painting, Tomb of Nebamun
Tomb painting representing the pool in Nebamun's estate garden, Tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c. 1400 BCE.
The British Museum, London.