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Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

This is the main scene, carved between the engaged Iranian ionic-style columns and above the entrance into the main chamber of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or...
Nabataean Tombs of Petra
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Nabataean Tombs of Petra

View of the Royal Tombs at Petra (Jordan). From left to right: the Palace Tomb with three distinct stories; the Corinthian Tomb and the Silk Tomb. 1st century CE.
Hattian Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük
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Hattian Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük

The Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük, built in the Early Bronze Age (2500-2000 BCE). Alacahöyük was the centre of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age. It was later occupied by the Hittites who used the...
Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Two close-up images of “Ahura Mazda” at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The upper image dates to June 14...
Silla Tombs of Gyeongju
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Silla Tombs of Gyeongju

The mound tombs of Gyeongju (Geumseong), capital of the Silla kingdom which ruled in Korea from the 1st century BCE to 10th century CE.
Lycian tombs, Xanthos
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Lycian tombs, Xanthos

The Harpy tomb and the pillared sarcophagus, two monumental Lycian tombs from Xanthos (Lycia, Turkey). The Harpy tomb (left) dates to approximately 480–470 BCE whilst the pillared sarcophagus (right) dates to the 4th century...
Model of the Shrine & Tombs Under the Great Tumulus, Vergina
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Model of the Shrine & Tombs Under the Great Tumulus, Vergina

A model of the shrine and tombs under the Great Tumulus at Vergina. From Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great. Grant (2019). p49. Used with permission from Pen & Sword Books.
Achaemenid Royal Tombs
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Achaemenid Royal Tombs

Tombs of the Achaemenid kings of Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I at Naqsh-e Rostam.
God Roundel, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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God Roundel, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Detail of the relief carved at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This roundel, of a god emblem, lies above the...
Capital, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Capital, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Detail showing the capital of the left-sided engaged column at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-I Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The capital is of...
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