Tomb Collection (#36)

Great Chamber in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. Artist: Agostino Aglio
Great Chamber in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. The Italian explorer and antiquities collector Giovanni Belzoni was the first to enter the second pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre

Forced Passage in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. Artist: Agostino Aglio
Forced Passage in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. The Italian explorer and antiquities collector Giovanni Belzoni was the first to enter the second pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre

General View of the Pyramids, Egypt, 1820. Artist: Agostino Aglio
General View of the Pyramids, Egypt, 1820

Pyramids of Giza, 1843. Artist: Augustus Butler
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, 1843. The Sphinx is in the foreground. From the collection of the British Museum, London

Pyramids from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: GS Cautley
Pyramids from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 19th century. From the collection of the The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, c1842. Artist: Richard Dudd
Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, c1842. From the collection of the The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Taj Mahal, from the top of the entrance gate, Agra, India. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor

Approach to the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes, 19th century. Artist: George Barnard
Approach to the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes, 19th century

German soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, December 1940
German soldiers inspecting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, December 1940

German soldiers saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Paris, December 1940
German soldiers saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, December 1940

Poster for the 3rd anniversary of the foundation of the Legion Francaise des Combattants, 1943
Poster commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the foundation of the Legion Francaise des Combattants, 1943. The Legion Francaise des Combattants was a French veterans association established by

Castel Sant Angelo and the River Tiber, Rome, c1816-1875. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Castel Sant Angelo and the River Tiber, Rome, c1816-1875. This building was built in the 2nd century by the Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for him and his family

Changing of the guard at Lenins mausoleum, Red Square, Moscow, 1980

The Dead Christ and the Angels, 1864. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Dead Christ and the Angels, 1864. Located in the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. In an inscription on the rock Manet identifies the Gospel according to Saint John as

Woman in tomb at Thebes. Artist: Wilkinson
Woman in tomb at Thebes

The Entombment, 1450s. Artist: Dieric Bouts
The Entombment, 1450s. Christs body is being lowered into the tomb. The group includes the Virgin Mary, holding Christs wrist, and the other three Marys who were present at the Crucifixion

Christ in the Tomb, 1460. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
Christ in the Tomb, 1460. The body of Christ wearing the crown of thorns and showing the spear wound in the side, stands erect in a lidless tomb. From the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, Italy

The Assumption of the Virgin, c1475-1476. Artist: Francesco Botticini
The Assumption of the Virgin, c1475-1476. In the foreground the Apostles group around the Virgins tomb full of Madonna lilies

The Raising of Lazarus, mid 15th century. Artist: Albert van Ouwater
The Raising of Lazarus, mid 15th century. Jesus raised Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary (left) from the tomb after four days. The scene is set inside a church

The Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, 1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, 1838-1839. David Roberts (1796-1864) was a scene painter at Drury Lane Theatre in London

Sarcophagus with reclining couple, 6th century BC. From the Etruscan tombs at Ceveteri, Italy, now at the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Entombment, late 15th century. Russian icon showing Christs body, wrapped in a shroud, lying in the tomb. The Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and St John the Apostle lean over the body

The Raising of Lazarus, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
The Raising of Lazarus, c1268. Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus, kneel at Jesus feet as Lazarus is led from tomb in his shroud

Trivulzio Monument, c1511. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Trivulzio Monument, c1511. From the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor, England

Allegory of Republican France, 1871. Artist: E Courtaux
Allegory of the Republican France, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled La Grande Crucifiee!!! depicting Marianne as Republican France sitting on the tomb of Paris

Patagonians in a toldo or skin tent, 1830 (1839). On the right is the tomb of a child who has recently died and facing it are the stuffed skins of two horses which have been sacrificed

Chinese Horse from a Tomb, T Ang Dynasty, 7th-10th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture

Chinese Tomb Figure of Horse and Rider, Tang Period, 8th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture

Chinese Tomb Guardian, T ang Dynasty, 7th-10th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture

Japanese Warrior, Haniwa Tomb Figure, c300-550

Japanese Haniwa figure of Shamaness Tomb-figure, 5th-6th century

Japanese Haniwa Tomb Figure of Horse, c300-550

Glazed brick tiling in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Glazed brick tiling in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century. This was the burial place of most of the Timurid princes

Detail of Tomb in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 15th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Detail of Tomb in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 15th century. Glazed-brick decoration (Timurid Dynasty). Shah-i-Zinda is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Decoration on a Tomb built 1372, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, (c20th century). Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Decoration on a Tomb built 1372, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, (c20th century). Glazed-brick decoration (Timurid Dynasty)

Domes of Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century, (c20th century). Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Domes of Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century, (c20th century). Glazed-brick decoration (Timurid Dynasty)

Timurs Tomb, (Tamberlaine), Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, Samarkand, c20th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Timurs Tomb, (Tamberlaine), Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, Samarkand, c20th century. Timur (1336-1405), historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane was a Turco-Mongol conqueror

Tomb of Ulug-Beg in Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Ulugh Beg (1394-1449), was notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics

Ceremony of Opening the Mouth of the Mummy before the Tomb, c1300BC. Detail from the Papyrus of Hunefer, Ancient Egypt, Early XIX Dynasty. At British Museum

Egyptian Food from tombs. Grain, bread, beans as Funerary offerings. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their relatives spent years preparing a lavish tomb stocked with everything they might need or want

Gold Figures from Pre-Columbian Tombs, Colombia, South America. Made in Cire Perdue Process of Lost Wax casting; a method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mould

Craftsmen at Work, Blacksmiths, Carriage-Maker and one asleep, c1372BC-1354BC. From an Egyptian Limestone Relief from a tomb, 18th Dynasty, Florence Archaeological Museum

Ahmes-Nefertari, Wallpainting from a tomb of Thebes c1200BC. Ahmose-Nefertari of Ancient Egypt was the first Queen of the 18th Dynasty

Bulls Head on Sounding Box of Harp, Royal Tombs of Ur, c2500 BC. The Royal Cemetery at Ur is an archaeological site in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq

Capitoline Triad, Minerva, Jupiter and Juno, Funerary cippus or tomb marker. The Capitoline Triad were a group of three deities worshipped in ancient Rome. Cippus made of travestine (volcanic rock)

Roman Hydraulic Organ, church of St. Pauls, Rome, 4th century
Roman Hydraulic Organ, church of St. Paul s, Rome, 4th century. Copy of Graffiti on tomb

Funeral procession, Roman wall painting, late 1st century. Funeral painting of procession toward tomb of medicus, Porta Capena, Rome. At Louvre Museum

Etruscan Tomb-Painting of Man at Altar from Caere, late 6th century BC. Caere (also Caisra and Cisra)larger cities of Southern Etruria

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