Antique Tombs by Friedrich von Gartner
German, 1818
lithograph
State Hermitage Museum
Source: hermitagemuseum.org
“Tomb of Ptahmose, Saqqara (Memphis)” by Théodule Deveria
French, 1859
albumen silver print
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: metmuseum.org
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~Mastaba Tomb of Perneb. Period: Old Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 5 Reign: reigns of Isesi to Unis Date: ca. 2381–2323 B.C.
Source: metmuseum.org
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Mennas wife Henuttawi stands in front of a table with food offerings. Tomb of Menna. The Ancient Egyptian artisan Menna was “Scribe of the Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands”, during the 18th dynasty. Photograph by kairoinfo4u
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Francois Tomb (Ponte Rotto Necropolis in the Etruscan city of Vulci)
4th century B.C.,Vulci, Italy
“Excavation of Persepolis (Iran): Tomb of Artaxerxes III Ochus: View before Excavation”
1923-1928
glass negative from the Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Freer and Sackler Archives
Source: siris-archives.si.edu
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Ceiling from the tomb of Sennefer, the Ancient Egyptian noble.
Usually referred to as the “Tomb of Vines”.
Source: flic.kr
Columbaria (“dovecote” niches used for holding cinerary urns) at Ostia Antica, Italy.
Source: didoofcarthage
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The conclusion of a chariot race. Fresco from a Lucanian tomb, 3rd cent. BCE. Now in the Paestum Archaeological Museum. Photo credit: Carole Raddato.
Funeral monuments in the necropolis at Pompeii
The ancient Romans buried their dead along the roads outside the walls of their cities. Pride of place went to the tombs nearest to the gates of the city, where prominent citizens had their monuments. At Pompeii, the area near the necropolis was one of the earliest places to be uncovered and has now fallen into decay.
Golden wreath diadem from the tomb of a woman, possibly a wife of Phillip II of Macedon (Alexander the Great’s father), excavated in Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia.
Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon by Frederic Leighton
c. 1869
oil on canvas
Ferens Art Gallery
Source: BBC
Tomb of the Cypriot Kings, Paphos, Cyprus
Source: National Geographic