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The hollow head of the Sphinx, EgyptRemarkable discoveries within the Sphinx: the temple within its hollow head. Professor G. A. Reisners interesting discoveries. A diagrammatic view of hidden temples and a stairway inside the Sphinx
Tomb of Tutankhamun. s. XIV BC. EGYPT. QUENATomb of Tutankhamun. s.XIV BC. EGYPT. QUENA
Fowling in the marshes. ca. 1400 BC. 18th Dynasty. Wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun where he appears with his wife Hatshepsut and son. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting. UNITED KINGDOM
King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti making a SacrificeIllustration showing the ancient Egyptian rulers King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti making an offering to the sun. This illustration was made from a carving found in the tomb of Ay, El Amarna
Virgils Tomb (1785). Wright, Joseph of Derby 1734-1797. Wright travelled in Italy from 1774-76 and produced many fine drawings of classical subjects and geological curiosities
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, 1920Four sentries stand with heads bowed at the grave of the unknown soldier following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Armistice Day, 11 November 1920. 1920
Goddess Maat. 1312 -1298 BC. Represented with a feather in the head. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting. ITALY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri
Iraq - Tomb of Husayn Ibn Ali at KarbalaKarbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad
Joseph Stalins tomb - Kremlin, Moscow, RussiaJoseph Stalins tomb - Kremlin Wall, Moscow, Russia Date: 2010
Owen Jones Egyptian 10The ornaments in this plate are taken from Mummy-cases in the Louvre (1-5), from the Tomb at Thebes (6+7), from a Mummy-case (8+9) and from the ceilings of various tombs
Howard Carter / Men TombHoward Carter and companions inspect the sarchophagus of Tutankhamen in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor
India / Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal
SAINT TARCISIUS Roman Christian who was killed by passers-by as he carried The Host through the streets, during a period when Christians were persecuted Date: 3RD OR 4TH CENTURY
Fame Visits the Heroic Unknown DeadFame hovers over a makeshift grave on the former Western Front choosing an unknown soldier to be buried in Westminster Abbey in the tomb of the unknown warrior
Fantastic Adventures - The Secret of Elenas TombCover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1947, featuring the story The Secret of Elenas Tomb by Karl Tanzler von Cosel. A young woman in long white dress stands on a tomb with the inscription Elena
Etruscan. Cineray urn on podium. Chamber tomb of the Pruni family near Chiusi, Etruria. 200-100 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Mycenaean art. Greece. Silver rhyton as head of a bull with golden horns and forehead adorned with a gold rosette. Royal Tomb IV at Mycenae. 16th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum. Athens
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster AbbeyA Nameless Grave in Britains Valhalla - symbol of the supreme sacrifice of the Empires Manhood. People paying their respects at the grave of the unknown soldier, interred on Armistice Day
Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus, and serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France
Tomb of Tutankhamun Egyptian paintingTomb of Tutankhamun. s.XIV BC. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhesenpaaten. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting
Operation Mincemeat - site of grave of Major MartinSite of the grave of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943
Operation Mincemeat - gravestone of Major MartinGravestone of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943
Moses by MichaelangeloThe Moses (c. 15131515) is a masterpiece of High Renaissance sculpture by the renowned artist Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome
Canopic shrine from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings
San Pietro in Montorio. The Tempietto built by Donato BramanRenaissance Art. Italy. San Pietro in Montorio. The Tempietto built by Donato Bramante (1444-1514). Drawing by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Elevation
Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. EgyptEgypt. Polychromed vase sealed with fabric. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy
Tomb of Horemheb. Hathor. FrescoEGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Horemheb. Goddess Hathor. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Fresco
Dancer. Tricliniums Tomb. Etruscan artDancer. Detail of a banquet scene. Etruscan art. Fresco. ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO. Tarquinia. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Tarquinia (National Museum of Tarquinia). Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO
Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - KarbalaKarbala (Karbala al-Muqaddasah) in Iraq - the Tomb/Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali - a holy site of Shiah Islam. It stands on the site of the grave of Husayn ibn Ali, the second grandson of Muhammad
Rene Descartes / TombRENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: his tomb, at Stockholm
Ghostly apparition produced by reflection. Date: 19th century
Iran / Tomb of CyrusThe tomb is situated south of Pasargad, placed on top of a six-stage platform, surrounded by staircases. The ceiling is covered with five huge limestone roof stones. Date: 1853
IRAN. Pasagarda. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, founder of Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture
Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-ʻ Uzair. The present buildings (depicted here), which unusually comprise a joint Muslim and Jewish shrine
Sepia photograph of the interior of Borley Church, showing the Waldegrave tomb and organ, dated circa 1926. HPG/1/3/2 (ii)
Mr Howard CarterHoward Carter (1874-1939) British egyptologist, famed for his discovery of Tutankhamens tomb. Born in 1874, he went to Egypt as a draughtsman in 1891 and studied the inscriptions
Tholos Tomb / MycenaeSchliemann dubbed this majestic building the Treasury of Atreus but the capstone-topped ashlar corbelled masonry is actually that of a Tholos tomb
Embossed Victorian mourning card, Mary HickmanEmbossed Victorian mourning card with a funerary monument. In Memory of Mary, relict of the late Job Hickman, of the Bilston Quarries, she departed this life, December 2nd, 1857, aged 73 years
Sphere cover - Howard Carter removing treasures, TutankhamenFront cover of The Sphere with an illustration depicting Howard Carter removing treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen at Luxor
Turkey. Istanbul. Mausoleum of Roxela. 16th century. Wife of Suleyman I. Tiling. Detail
WW2 Paris Liberation - Eisenhower - Tomb of Unknown SoldierWW2 - Paris Liberation - General Dwight D Eisenhower at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arch de Triomphe, Paris, France. Date: 1945
Scenes in Lebanon - Herods Palace, Mount Tabor, GalileeScenes in Lebanon (then part of the wider Ottoman Empire) including the Cedars of Lebanon, the ruins of Herods Palace in Samaria, Mount Tabor
Cycling in New YorkNew Woman. Female bicyclist and onlookers on Riverside Drive, near Grants tomb
Zhaoling Tomb, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, ChinaView of the Zhaoling Tomb in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is the mausoleum of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty and his Queen. Construction began in 1643 and took eight years
Tlemcen - Tomb of the Princess - AlgeriaTomb of the Princess at Tlemcen ( The Pearl of the Maghreb ) in northwestern Algeria - capital of Tlemcen Province. The name Tlemcen comes from the Berber for Dry Spring
Howard Carter at the excavation of TutankhamunThe photograph shows Howard Carter and an Egyptian removing the Typhonic Couch from the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Knight Templar EffigyThe effigy of a Knight Templar in a niche in the south wall of St Marys Church in Walkern Hertfordshire. The knight is probably William de Lanvalei II
Lord Nelson / Crypt / TombHORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officers tomb in the Crypt of St Pauls Cathedral
Owen Jones Egyptian 11Various ornaments from Tombs in Thebes, Mummy-cases, Kings Robes and an ancient Tomb in Giza, which was opened by Dr Lepsius
Tutmania 1923A comic look at the influence of all things Egyptian, especially on female fashion, sparked by the interest in Tutankhamen & his tomb
Egypt / TutankhamenHoward Carter at the tomb of Tutankhamen, in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor
Poster advertising the Tomb of Nefertiti, Luxor, Egypt Date: circa 1950s
c. 1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachelc.1900 Holy Land, Palestine, Israel - tomb of Rachel
Dante / Tomb / RavennaDANTE ALIGHIERI Italian poets tomb at Ravenna Date: 1265 - 1321
Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881Four scenes relating to the tomb robbery of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay(1812-1880), 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres. 1. Dunecht House, near Aberdeen. 2. The Chapel. 3
The discoverers of TutankhamenStanding on the steps leading to the doorway of Tutankhamens tomb are (from left to right) Lady Evelyn Herbert, her father Lord Carnarvon, Mr Howard Carter and Mr B
Dolmen of Pedracabana. Catalonia. SpainDolmen of Pedracabana. Cabo Valley. Catalonia. Spain
George Heathfield TombG A E HEATHFIELD military, depicted as the Preserver of Gibraltar Date: 1717 - 1790
IRELAND. Newgrange. Megalithic tomb. Access gallery to the main chamber. Neolithic art. Architecture
Lady Blessingtons TombThe pyramid-shaped tomb of Marguerite, countess of Blessington, Irish writer, photographed by her lover, the count d Orsay. Date: 1849
The Tomb of Columbus, Seville Cathedral, 1909Photograph showing the tomb of Christopher Columbus (1447-1507), the Italian explorer, at Seville Cathedral, Spain, 1909
Tomb of HephaistionThe tomb erected by Alexander for Hephaistion, one of his generals, when he is killed in battle
Owen Jones Turkish 38Portion of the decoration of the Dome of the Tomb of Soliman I, Constantinople
Soldier at Lenins TombA Russian sentry on guard duty near Lenins tomb in the snow- covered Red Square, Moscow
Paris / Invalides / TombHotel des Invalides: interior view with Napoleons tomb
Embossed Victorian mourning card, James WoodheadEmbossed Victorian mourning card, with a woman and a girl grieving at a tomb in a cemetery. In Memory of James Woodhead, who departed this life January 14th, 1855, aged 80 years
Ideal reconstruction of tomb of Pope Julius IIIdeal reconstruction of Michelangelos tomb of Pope Julius II installed in St Peters Basilica in the Vatican, with the figures of Michelangelo and Pope Julius looking
Egyptian goddess Hathor with King Seti IFigure of the Egyptian goddess Hathor with King Seti I from his tomb in Thebes, discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. She holds his hand and offers her menat necklace as protection
Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre d. 1463Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre, wife of Olivier de Husson, chamberlain to King Charles VII of France, d. 1463. She wears a hennin and a tunic dress with mahoitre sleeves
Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford ChurchyardA Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard - the legend runs that a lady buried in the vault from which the tree is growing was an atheist
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, West BankVintage 19th century photograph: The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews as the Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham
Ancient monument of a bishop in Temple Church, LondonAncient monument of a bishop under the southeast window of the 12th century Temple Church, London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of
Gottfried Count of Arensberg, 14th century armourGottfried, Count of Arensberg, Graf von Arensberg, 1370. In suit of armour, leather surcoat with coat of arms, iron arm harness. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral
The tomb of the prophet Jeremiah, 1800s. Tomba di Geremia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World
Entrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, 1800sEntrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, near Bethlehem, 1800s. Ingresso alla tomba di Lazzaro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient
Muslim boys in the days before their circumcision, 1790Muslim boys in the days before their circumcision, and goats destined for sacrifice. Figli Musulman. Animali pei sacrifici. 18th century
Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals
The Grand Mosque of Mecca, showing the Kaaba, 1800s. Tempio della Mecca. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Ancient Etruscan wedding ceremony. The bride and groom hold each others hands in front of doors which are only opened after the ceremony has ended
Wooden portrait dummy of TutankhamunCover of the Illustrated London News, 24th February 1923, featuring a life-size wooden portrait dummy of Tutankhamun believed to have been used for robing purposes
The interior of Mughal emperor Akbars TombThe interior of Akbars tomb, the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar This tomb is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece
India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Begum Hazrat Mahal Park: (right) The elegant tomb is that of Khurshid Zadi or Mushir Zadi, built by the Nawab Ghazi-ud-din Haider for his mother Mushir Zadi
Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams Uddin Altamash (Shams ud-Din Iltutmish). Date: 1911
Stone tombs in Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford, YorkshireOrnate stone tombs and headstones in the Victorian Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. In the background are the neighbouring terraced houses Date: 1988
