Tomb Collection (#33)

Funeral of the Unknown Warrior - Westminster Abbey, London on 11th November 1920

Georgia - Tbilisi - The Tomb of Grevoedov
The Tomb of Grevoedov at Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis. Located strategically at the crossroads between Europe and Asia

The Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri, India
Details of the Marble lattice panels on the Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri, India - one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India

France, Steenbecque - Tomb of Jose Roucou (1820 - 1889), a Brigadier Chief in the French army

Tombs of Sultans - Constantinople
Constantinople - The Tombs of Sultan Aziz and Sultan Mahmud. Two Imams sit before the sarcophagi (flanked by some impressive candles) reciting the Koran

Falmouth - The Bank & Killigrew Monument
The Killigrew Monument at Grove Place, Falmouth, Cornwall - a mysterious structure seemingly constructed solely as a memorial to this famour family of the town

Sudan - The remains of the Mahdis Tomb
Sudan - The Mahdis Tomb, Omdurman. On the death of the Mahdi in 1885, his body was entombed in a silver-domed mosque in Omdurman

Sudan - Tombs of the Turkish Sultans, Khartoum
Sudan - Tombs of the Turkish Mameluke Sultans at Khartoum - dating from the 14th century. Nowadays, the tombs have survived, but are completely surrounded by new high-rise buildings!

The Aga Khans Mausoleum, Egypt
The Aga Khans Mausoleum, a fresh rose is placed on the tomb each day. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Abu Simbel, entrance to tomb of Rameses II. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I, wall painting. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Valley of the Kings, tomb of Rameses VI, 1186 - 1085 BC, wall painting, the immortal spirit in Everyman, with arms raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Jerusalem - Tomb of Absalom
Yad Avshalom (Absaloms Shrine), also known as the Tomb of Absalom - an ancient tomb with a conical roof located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem, Israel

Domed building in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A domed building, possibly a tomb, in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Pope Clemens XIII, born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico in 1693. HIs tomb

Muslims praying at Tomb / funeral of a local Sufi
Muslims praying at Tomb or funeral of a local Sufi in Istanbul, Turkey

Konya - Rumis Mosque and Tomb Complex from Dervish Graveyard and the Azize Mosque. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya)
Rare postcard showing a religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya), with Dervishes, officials and Dervishes in military uniform (left). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Mosque & Tomb of Rumi
Mosque buildings incorporating the Tomb of Rumi in Konya. Also the Minaret and Medressa (Religious school). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Bursa - Turkey - Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Murad
Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Murad at Bursa (15th century) - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Contains the Mausoleum of Osman Bey ( Sultan / Chieftain ) (1258 - 1356)

Bursa - Turkey - Tomb of Sultan Osman I
Tomb of Sultan Osman Bey, founder of the Ottoman Empire at Bursa - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Historically also known Prussa and later Brussa

British Soldiers at Muslim Burial - Gallipoli
A group of British and Australian allied forces at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles witness a Muslim burial conducted by the local Imam (possibly the burial of a local assistant to their cause?)

Tombs of Sultans Ahmed I & Murad IV
The Tombs of Sultans Ahmed I and Murad IV

The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine, Kerman, Iran
Southeastern Iran - Kerman Province - The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine. The dome over the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, a well-known Sufi dervish, dates from the early 15th century

The Tomb of Hoshang Sha, Mandu
Hoshang Shas Tomb, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

The Nematollah Vali Shrine, Kerman, Iran
Southeastern Iran - Kerman Province - The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine. The dome over the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, a well-known Sufi dervish, dates from the early 15th century

Ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi Desert
The ruins of a tomb in the Iraqi desert - labelled as Esthers Tomb but very unlike the site now associated with Esthers Tomb at Hamadan in Iran

Izmir, Turkey - Kadifekale
The town of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, encroaching on the hillside site of the martyrdom and burial place of St. Polycarp - Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey

Kadifekale - Site of the Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp
A monument to the martyrdom of (and burial place of) St. Polycarp (Bishop of Smyrna) situated on Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey

Sivas - Turkey - Guduk Minare
A turbe (tomb) thought to have been built for Ertann Hassan by his son in 1347 at Sivas, Turkey (Medieval Sebastia, sometimes spelt Sebastea or Sebasteia)

Morocco - Marrakesh - Tombs of the Saadien Kings

Bursa, Turkey - Mausoleums of Ottoman Sultans
The mausoleums of early Ottoman sultans at Bursa (including Osman and Murat)

Step Cut in the Rock - The entrance before Excavation
This photograph shows the Step Cut in the Rock which led Mr Carter to the discovery of Tutankhamuns Tomb

Howard Carter and Mr Callender carrying a casket of jewels from Tutankhamuns Tomb

Mr Mace
The photograph shows Mr Mace, Associate Curator of the Metrpolitan Museum of Art, treating one of the objects found in the tomb of Tutankhamun

Mr. Alfred Lucas
The photograph shows Mr. Alfred Lucas, Director of the Chemical Department of the Egyptian Government, moistening a 3000 year-old object from the Tomb of Tutankhamun with a brush for preservation

Howard Carter removing treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun

Excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
The photograph shows a group of archaeologists and Egyptian government officials at the examination of Tutankhamuns mummy

The Valley of the Kings, Thebes
Photograph of the Valley of the Kings, Thebes where the excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun took place

English Cemetery - Uskudar (Scutari)
The English Cemetery at Scutari (Uskudar)

Constantinople - Cemetery at Eyoub
The Cemetery at Eyoub with Cypress Trees. The name Eyp comes from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the companion and Standard Bearer of the Prophet Muhammad

Agra, India - The Jewel Box Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah built between 1622 - 1628

Souvenir postcard from Algiers
Algiers, Algeria, North Africa. A souvenir postcard showing the an Arab Street in the Casbah, St Eugenie and the Boulevard Front de Mer, the Medressa and the Tomb of St Abderhamam (Abdul Rahman)

Marabout, Tunisia
A Marabout, Tunisia. A marabout is a tomb of a venerated saint, and such places have become holy centers and places of pious reflection

Pyramid of Cestius, Rome
The pyramid was built about 18 BC-12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius Epulo, a magistrate and member of one of the four great religious corporations at Rome, the Septemviri Epulonum

The cemetery and racecourse at Hong Kong
A view of the Hong Kong racecourse, in very close proximity to the cemetery: The races took place last week in the Happy Valley

Chedis of the Wat Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand
View of two of the three bell-shaped Chedis (royal tombs) of the Wat Phra Si Sanphet temple (constructed between 1492 and 1532) at Ayutthaya, Thailand

George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923)
Photographic portrait of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), c.1922. Lord Carnarvon was the wealthy, English amateur egyptologist who financed Howard Carters excavations in the Valley

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