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  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_145.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_141.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_012.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_143.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_136.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_137.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_146.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_144.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_142.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_139.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_140.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_138.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_011.tif
  • View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium.  Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.
    Greece_Messene_Ancient_135.tif
  • Egypt. Tree roots at the Mortuary of Queen Hapshepsut that were brought to Egypt from her expedition to the Land of Punt (Eritrea or Somalia).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_050.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_047.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_045.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_044.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful reilef Temple of Queen Hatshepsut showing Amun, the chief god of Thebes, before a table of offerings.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_040.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colonnade at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri which was built for Queen Hatshepsut who reined Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_035.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Sun light illuminates the colonnade at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri which was built for Queen Hatshepsut who reined Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_032.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_022.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Stone vultures guard the upper terrace entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_019.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_016.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_010.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_011.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_008.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_007.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_005.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_004.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Temple of Queen Hatshepsut colourful relief showing a festival scene with soldiers runing forward carrying branches of trees along with their axes.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_002.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_001.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_003.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_043.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_042.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful reilef Temple of Queen Hatshepsut showing Amun, the chief god of Thebes, before a table of offerings.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_039.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Sun light illuminates the colonnade at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri which was built for Queen Hatshepsut who reined Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_033.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. View of the desert plain from The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_031.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The face of Hapshepsut at The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_030.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_024.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Sanctuary of Amun at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_023.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Stone vultures guard the upper terrace entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_020.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Stone vultures guard the upper terrace entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_017.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_009.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_006.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Temple of Queen Hatshepsut relief including the Anhk, the  symbol of eternal life.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_048.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_046.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Relief showing the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow licking the hand of Hatshepsut at theTemple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_041.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Capital of the God Hathor at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_037.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Capital of the God Hathor at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_036.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. View of the desert plain from The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_034.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_026.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_021.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_038.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_028.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_027.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Statues of Hapshepsut in the upper terrace of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_025.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Stone vultures guard the upper terrace entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_018.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_014.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_015.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_013.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. Relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_049.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_012.tif
  • Thebes. Egypt. The face of Hapshepsut at The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri.
    Egypt_Temple_of_Hatshepsut_029.tif
  • Funerary vases located in the museum forecourt. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_120.tif
  • Hellenistic funerary markers known as kioniskos (small plain columns). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_081.tif
  • Hellenistic funerary markers, plain trapeze (stone tables) and kioniskos (small columns). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_083.tif
  • Hellenistic funerary markers known as kioniskos (small plain columns). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_080.tif
  • Palmyra. Syria. View of the Funerary Temple with its elegant portico of six columns. Dating from the third century AD, the temple is more a elaborate temple tomb and stands at the start of the Palmyra necropolis area. Palmyra is one the world’s great archaeological sites with architecture that fused Greek-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. The ruins seen today on its vast 50 hectares date from around the 2nd century AD. Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
    Syria_Palmyra_008.tif
  • Hellenistic funerary markers known as kioniskos (small plain columns). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_082.tif
  • Funerary vases and steles located in the museum forecourt. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_117.tif
  • Hellenistic funerary markers known as kioniskos (small plain columns). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_013.tif
  • Heroon, cemetery funerary monuments and west side fortified wall. Aptera. Crete. Greece.  Aptera is situated in a commanding position high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Aptera_120.jpg
  • Heroon with inscribed pedestals, cemetery funerary monuments and west side fortified wall. Aptera. Crete. Greece.  Aptera is situated in a commanding position high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Aptera_119.jpg
  • Heroon with inscribed pedestals, cemetery funerary monuments and west side fortified wall. Aptera. Crete. Greece.  Aptera is situated in a commanding position high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Aptera_117.jpg
  • Heroon with inscribed pedestals, cemetery funerary monuments and west side fortified wall. Aptera. Crete. Greece.  Aptera is situated in a commanding position high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Aptera_116.jpg
  • Heroon with inscribed pedestals, cemetery funerary monuments and west side fortified wall. Aptera. Crete. Greece.  Aptera is situated in a commanding position high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Aptera_122.jpg
  • Tomb of the Little House beside deep groves left by funerary carts wheels, Cerveteri Etruscan Banditaccia Necropolis Italy. The Tomb dates from the 6th century BC and was dug out from a large mass of Volcanic Tufa. The Etruscan funerary carts transported the dead to their burial tomb.
    Cerveteri_Italy_043.tif
  • Tomb of the Little House beside deep groves left by funerary carts wheels, Cerveteri Etruscan Banditaccia Necropolis Italy. The Tomb dates from the 6th century BC and was dug out from a large mass of Volcanic Tufa. The Etruscan funerary carts transported the dead to their burial tomb.
    Cerveteri_Italy_042.tif
  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_064.tif
  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_065.tif
  • Tomba dei Rabirii (funerary monument) along the ancient Roman road The Appian Way (Via Appia Antica),  Southern Rome, Italy.
    Appia_Antica_Rome_Italy_021.tif
  • Painted tomb of the Leopards (Leopardi) which dates from 470 BC, Etruscan Necropolis Tarquinia Italy. The tomb is a single rectangular chamber with a double slope chequered multi-coloured painted ceiling. The On the back wall frieze, two leopards face each other on opposing sides of a small tree. The main painting on the back wall depicts a funerary banquet with three couples attended to by naked young servants. The side walls show dancers, musicians and other figures including servants.
    Tarquinia_Italy_031.tif
  • 6th century BC marble statue of a naked athletic youth (Kouros) at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era statue would have served as a votive offering or funerary sculpture and is largely intact. In complete form it would have stood 2.10 metres or six feet, six inches tall. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_103.tif
  • Sabratha. Libya. View over ancient residential quarters of the reconstructed triangular funerary monument known as Mausoleum B or Bes which was originally built in the first half of the second century BC. The monument is a relic of Punic Sabratha and rise over 24 metres high and is richly decorated with Egyptian and Greek figures and scenes.
    Libya_Sabratha_008.tif
  • Leptis Magna. Libya. Some of the examples of the urns of Room 17 which showcases examples of funerary objects used during the Roman period.
    Libya_Leptis_Magna_196.tif
  • Saqqara. Egypt. View of the façade and the frieze of cobras of the Token palace in the south-western corner of the Great court inside the Saqqara Djoser complex. The Token palace was a temporary building possibly used by the pharaoh to rest and refresh himself during various stages of ceremonies. The Djoser complex contains the step pyramid, funerary temples, several tombs and a number of courts. Memphis and its Necropolis and the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Saqqara and Dahshur are together a designated Unesco World Heritage Site.
    Egypt_Saqqara_031.tif
  • 6th century BC marble winged sphinx at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era votive offering or funerary sculpture statue would have crowned a grave stele. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_004.tif
  • Rome. Italy. The funerary monument of Cardinal Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro at the Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere). Santa Cecilia in Trastevere was built in the 5h century, according to legend over the house of Saint Cecilia and her husband St. Valerian. Cecilia suffered martyrdom under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161-180). In the 9th century Pope Paschal I completely renovated the building, added the Apse mosaics and had the body of the Saint Cecilia and her husband moved there from the Catacombe di San Callisto.
    Basilica_di_Santa_Cecilia_Rome_Italy...tif
  • Rome. Italy.  View of the 16th century funerary monument of Cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini inside the San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) basilica. Founded in the 5th century and restored and modified over time, the church houses the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter in prison and is home to Michelangelo's magnificent statue of Moses.
    San_Pietro_in_Vincoli_Rome_Italy_032.tif
  • Tombstone or funerary inscription in Latin along the ancient Roman road The Appian Way (Via Appia Antica), Southern Rome, Italy.
    Appia_Antica_Rome_Italy_008.tif
  • External view of the painted tomb of the Leopards (Leopardi) which dates from 470 BC, Etruscan Necropolis Tarquinia Italy. The tomb is a single rectangular chamber with a double slope chequered multi-coloured painted ceiling. The On the back wall frieze, two leopards face each other on opposing sides of a small tree. The main painting on the back wall depicts a funerary banquet with three couples attended to by naked young servants. The side walls show dancers, musicians and other figures including servants.
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  • Painted tomb of the Leopards (Leopardi) which dates from 470 BC, Etruscan Necropolis Tarquinia Italy. The tomb is a single rectangular chamber with a double slope chequered multi-coloured painted ceiling. The On the back wall frieze, two leopards face each other on opposing sides of a small tree. The main painting on the back wall depicts a funerary banquet with three couples attended to by naked young servants. The side walls show dancers, musicians and other figures including servants.
    Tarquinia_Italy_029.tif
  • Painted tomb of the Leopards (Leopardi) which dates from 470 BC, Etruscan Necropolis Tarquinia Italy. The tomb is a single rectangular chamber with a double slope chequered multi-coloured painted ceiling. The On the back wall frieze, two leopards face each other on opposing sides of a small tree. The main painting on the back wall depicts a funerary banquet with three couples attended to by naked young servants. The side walls show dancers, musicians and other figures including servants.
    Tarquinia_Italy_030.tif
  • Painted tomb of the Leopards (Leopardi) which dates from 470 BC, Etruscan Necropolis Tarquinia Italy. The tomb is a single rectangular chamber with a double slope chequered multi-coloured painted ceiling. The On the back wall frieze, two leopards face each other on opposing sides of a small tree. The main painting on the back wall depicts a funerary banquet with three couples attended to by naked young servants. The side walls show dancers, musicians and other figures including servants.
    Tarquinia_Italy_027.tif
  • Painted tomb of the Leopards (Leopardi) which dates from 470 BC, Etruscan Necropolis Tarquinia Italy. The tomb is a single rectangular chamber with a double slope chequered multi-coloured painted ceiling. The On the back wall frieze, two leopards face each other on opposing sides of a small tree. The main painting on the back wall depicts a funerary banquet with three couples attended to by naked young servants. The side walls show dancers, musicians and other figures including servants.
    Tarquinia_Italy_004.tif
  • Tomb of the Little House beside deep groves left by funerary carts wheels, Cerveteri Etruscan Banditaccia Necropolis Italy. The Tomb dates from the 6th century BC and was dug out from a large mass of Volcanic Tufa.
    Cerveteri_Italy_044.tif
  • Deep groves left by the bronze wheels of Etruscan funerary carts at the Cerveteri Etruscan Banditaccia Necropolis in Italy.
    Cerveteri_Italy_041.tif
  • Deep groves left by the bronze wheels of Etruscan funerary carts at the Cerveteri Etruscan Banditaccia Necropolis in Italy.
    Cerveteri_Italy_004.tif
  • 6th century BC marble statue of a naked athletic youth (Kouros) at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era statue would have served as a votive offering or funerary sculpture and is largely intact. In complete form it would have stood 2.10 metres or six feet, six inches tall. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_107.tif
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