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The Pyramids at Gizeh, 19th century. Artist: Edward Lear
The Pyramids at Gizeh, 19th century. The pyramids viewed from the Nile at sunset, with pelicans fishing on the left

Resurrection of Christ, 1495. Artist: Perugino
Resurrection of Christ, 1495

Pyramid and Temple-of-the-Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico, 7th century
Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico. This pyramid topped with a temple is an example of classical Mayan architecture

Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, at sunset, c26th century BC

The Resurrection, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
The Resurrection, c1890. Christ rising from the tomb after the Angel of the Lord has rolled away the stone. His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow

Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, c1880. In the New Testament gospels chronicling the life of Jesus Christ, there are a number of accounts of miracles of healing

Model of the ancient Macedonian royal tombs. Late 20th century reconstruction. The royal house of Macedon which lasted from the 9th century BC-4th century BC had royal tombs at Vergina, Macedonia

The Entombment, c1497-c1500. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Entombment, c1497-c1500. Christs body is being carried towards the tomb, centre left, surrounded by mourners. At top left is Calvary, with a ladder leaning against the empty cross

Ancient Egyptian hunting wildfowl with a throwing stick, c1350 BC. Wall painting from the tomb of Nebamum or Nebmum, 18th Dynasty. It shows a man hunting in a papyrus reed bed with fish and birds

Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1897. Artist: James Tissot
Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1897. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ

The Angel of the Lord on the stone of the sepulchre, 1897. Artist: James Tissot
The Angel of the Lord on the stone of the sepulchre, 1897. His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ

Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1325 BC
Golden shrine of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC. Although he only ruled for 10 years Tutankhamun is one of the best known Ancient

Gold sarcophagus of King Tutankamun, 18th dynasty, c1323 BC
Gold sarcophagus of King Tutankamun, 18th dynasty, Ancient Egypt, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

Howard Carter at the entrance to Tutankhamuns tomb, Luxor, Egypt, 1922-1923. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Wall painting from the tomb of Nebarunun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC. The painting depicts herdsmen with cattle and a scribe (bottom left) recording details of the herd

Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, Egypt, 4th dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC. The Great Pyramid is the only surviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Entrance to a tomb in an Etruscan necropolis, Cerveteri (Caere) Italy, c7th-6th century BC
Entrance to a tomb in an Etruscan necropolis, Cerveteri, (Caere) Italy, c7th-6th century BC. The term necropolis literally means city of the dead

Tomb of Emperor Babur, Kabul, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Tomb of Emperor Babur, First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Babur (c1483-1530) was the Islamic conqueror of India who founded the Mughal dynasty

Egyptian goddess Nut supporting the sky, New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, 14th-13th century BC. Wall painting from the tomb of Horemheb, last king of the 18th dynasty, who reigned from c1319-c1292 BC

Gold and lapis lazuli funerary mask of Tutankamun, King of Egypt, mid 14th century BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

Standard of Ur, the war side, from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumerian, c2500 BC. Made from lapis lazuli, mother-of-pearl, shell and coloured stone mosaic, it depicts the Sumerian army

Tomb of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1325 BC. Sarcophagus containing the gold coffin of the pharaoh Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC) which held his mummy. From the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Sarcophagus of Amenhotep II, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, 1400 BC. Sarcophagus from the tomb of the pharaoh Amenhotep II (ruled 1427-1400 BC) at Thebes (Luxor), containing his mummy

Model of a boat, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1325 BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Ivory headrest supported by a figure, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1325 BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

Model of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun on a reed boat spearing fish, Ancient Egyptian, c1325 BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

Painted and inlaid coffer from the Treasure of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, c1325 BC. A coffer decorated with a scene of a king in a war chariot

Ibis-headed god Thoth, secretary to the gods and patron of scribes, Ancient Egyptian. Wall painting from the Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes (Luxor), Egypt

Wall painting from the tomb of Nefertari, Thebes, Ancient Egypt, 19th Dynasty, 13th century BC. Nefertari (1292-1225 BC) was the favourite queen of Ramses II

Wall painting from the tomb of Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1375 BC. The painting shows waterfowl flying up out of reeds

Ancient Egyptian sculptors working on statues, c1842-1845. Lithograph based on drawings made by the German egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius while working in a private cemetery of the Ancient

Wall painting from tomb of Sennefer, Abydos, Ancient Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1450 BC. Detail showing a boat on the Nile with a square-rigged sail and oarsmen

Woman brewing beer, Ancient Egyptian tomb model. From the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Wall painting from the tomb of Ti, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Early 5th Dynasty, c2498-2450 BC. A detail of a painted relief showing two carpenters at work

Wall painting from the tomb of Methethi, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, c2371-2350 BC
Milking a cow, wall painting from the tomb of Methethi, Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, c2371-2350 BC. Methethi (Metjetji)

Entrance to a tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Thebes, Egypt, 1855. The Valley of the Kings was the site of over 60 tombs of pharaohs and nobles of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC)

Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, 26th century BC (1801). In the foreground is the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), 4th king of 4th dynasty

Golden throne of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, 14th century BC. This panel is from the back of a throne belonging to the Pharaoh Tutankhamun (d c1323 BC)

Sarcophagus, Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian, c2040-1786 BC. Detail showing a cow being milked. Her calf is tethered to her leg. The calf behind her belongs to another cow

Herding cattle; Ancient Egyptian tomb model. From the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Model boat, Ancient Egyptian, 14th century BC. From the tomb of Tutankhamun (d1323 BC), Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. It is preserved in the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Funerary tomb model of a bakery, Ancient Egyptian. From the Archaeological Antiquities Museum, Cairo

Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Tombs and shrines cut into the rock above the River Nile. They are thought to date from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (13th century BC)

Napoleons funeral cortege, St Helena, 1821 (1826). The body of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815, being borne to the open grave by British soldiers

The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena, c1825. Allegorical print of Napoleons tomb on St Helena, with the figure of Napoleon watching as a laurel wreath is laid on the stone

Angel showing Mary Magdalene and the other Mary Christs empty tomb, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Angel showing Mary Magdalene and the other Mary Christs empty tomb, 1865-1866. From the Bible (Mark 16.5)

Mycenaean pottery rhyton in the shape of a Bulls Head, 14th century BC
Mycenaean pottery rhyton in the shape of a Bulls Head, from a tomb at Karpathos, from the British Museums collection, 14th century BC

Detail of the Harpy Tomb from Xanthos, 5th century BC
Detail of the Harpy Tomb from Xanthos, showing a harpy carrying away the soul of a deceased person. From the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

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