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1234:, Shandong are the most important group of commoner tombs for funerary stones. The walls of both the offering and burial chambers of tombs of commoners from the Han period may be decorated with stone slabs carved or engraved in very low relief with crowded and varied scenes, which are now the main indication of the style of the lost palace frescoes of the period. A cheaper option was to use large clay tiles which were carved or impressed before firing. After the introduction of Buddhism, carved "funerary couches" featured similar scenes, now mostly religious. During the Han dynasty,
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164:, for example, though exceptionally lavish, was never intended to be seen again after it was deposited, while the exterior of the pyramids was a permanent and highly effective demonstration of the power of their creators. A similar division can be seen in grand East Asian tombs. In other cultures, nearly all the art connected with the burial, except for limited grave goods, was intended for later viewing by the public or at least those admitted by the custodians. In these cultures, traditions such as the sculpted
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928:. The underworld figures are sometimes depicted as gesturing impatiently for a human to be taken away. The handshake was another common motif, as the dead took leave of the living. This often took place in front of or near a closed double doorway, presumably the portal to the underworld. Evidence in some art, however, suggests that the "handshake took place at the other end of the journey, and represents the dead being greeted in the Underworld".
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1005:, was later converted into a fortress. Compared to the Etruscans, though, there was less emphasis on provision of a lifestyle for the deceased, although paintings of useful objects or pleasant activities, like hunting, are seen. Ancestor portraits, usually in the form of wax masks, were kept in the home, apparently often in little cupboards, although grand patrician families kept theirs on display in the
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2487:, an association certainly made when the tradition was mature, although the difficulty of reconstructing gardens from archaeology makes the early stages of this process hard to trace. At any rate, gardens surrounding tombs became established in Islamic tradition in many parts of the world, and existing pleasure gardens were sometimes appropriated for this purpose. Versions of the formal Persian
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2254:, a sheet of brass on which the image of the person or persons commemorated was engraved, often with inscriptions and an architectural surround. They could be on the floor or wall inside a church. These provide valuable evidence as to changes in costume, especially for women. Many bishops and even some German rulers were commemorated with brasses.
622:, miniature wooden or clay models depicting scenes from everyday life became popular additions to tombs. In an attempt to duplicate the activities of the living in the afterlife, these models show laborers, houses, boats and even military formations which are scale representations of the ideal ancient Egyptian afterlife.
985:, or small mausoleum for the rich, housing either an urn or sarcophagus, were often placed in a location such as a roadside, where it would be very visible to the living and perpetuate the memory of the dead. Often a couple are shown, signifying a longing for reunion in the afterlife rather than a double burial (see
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See for example
Michalski, xi. Here Michalski refers to this rejection of religious imagery within Calvinism as "iconophobia". See also GĂ€bler, 72, 76â77 and Potter, 130â31 regarding the religious disputations in ZĂŒrich (1523) concerning (among other things) the removal of statues of saints and other
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inlays in semi-precious stone, painting, and decorative carving. No animals would be represented, but geometric patterns and written inscriptions were common. The sarcophagus might be in a small inner chamber, dimly visible through a grille of metal or stone, or might stand in the main room. Money
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began to develop c. 1640, providing insights into their views of death. The lack of artistry of the earliest known headstones reflects the puritan's stern religious doctrine. Late seventeenth century examples often show a death's head; a stylized skull sometimes with wings or crossed bones, and other
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show traditions maintained until the end of imperial rule. The tomb itself is an "underground palace" beneath a sealed tumulus surrounded by a wall, with several buildings set at some distance away down avenues for the observation of rites of veneration, and the accommodation of both permanent staff
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have also been used, burial has always been the preferred
Christian tradition, at least until recent times. Burial was, for as long as there was room, usually in a graveyard adjacent to the church, with a gravestone or horizontal slab, or for the wealthy or important clergy, inside it. Wall tombs in
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also date back to the fifth millennium BCE. The commemorative value of such burial sites are indicated by the fact that, at some stage, they became elevated, and that the constructs, almost from the earliest, sought to be monumental. This effect was often achieved by encapsulating a single corpse in
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The main subject in the funerary art of the 7th and 6th centuries BCE was typically a feasting scene, sometimes with dancers and musicians, or athletic competitions. Household bowls, cups, and pitchers are sometimes found in the graves, along with food such as eggs, pomegranates, honey, grapes
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in Vienna (2000). These are in notable contrast to the style of most war memorials to the military of World War II; earlier modernist memorials to the dead of World War I were sometimes removed after a time as inappropriate. Some war memorials, especially in countries like
Germany, have had a
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Islamic funerary art is dominated by architecture. Grave goods are discouraged to the point that their absence is frequently one recognition criterion of Muslim burials. Royalty and important religious figures were typically buried in plain stone sarcophagi, perhaps with a religious inscription.
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formed the majority of large-scale artworks added to
Protestant churches, especially in sculpture. The English upper classes ceased to commission altarpieces and other religious art for churches, but their tomb monuments continued to grow in size to fill the empty wall spaces; similar trends were
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could not have developed the tomb monument in the same way as the
Western Church, and the burials of rich or important individuals continued the classical tradition of sarcophagi carved in relief, with the richness of the carving tending to diminish over the centuries, until just simple religious
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era. Although thousands of these tombs have been found, only about 100 have murals. These tombs are often named for the dominating theme of the muralsâthese include the Tomb of the
Dancers, the Tomb of the Hunters, the Tomb of the Four Spirits, and the Tomb of the Wrestlers. Heavenly bodies are a
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The Jaina Island graves are noted for their abundance of clay figurines. Human remains within the roughly 1,000 excavated graves on the island (out of 20,000 total) were found to be accompanied by glassware, slateware, or pottery, as well as one or more ceramic figurines, usually resting on the
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and "the honor and respect due to seniors, the duties incumbent on juniors" The common
Chinese funerary symbol of a woman in the door may represent a "basic male fantasy of an elysian afterlife with no restrictions: in all the doorways of the houses stand available women looking for newcomers to
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No other
American potters ever explored so completely the plastic conditions of wet clay or retained its forms so completely after firing ... used its wet and ductile nature for fundamental geometric modelling and cut the material, when half-dry, into smooth planes with sharp edges of an
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In Italy, sarcophagi were mostly intended to be set against the wall of the tomb, and only decorated on three sides, in contrast to the free-standing styles of Greece and the
Eastern Empire. The relief scenes of Hellenistic art became even more densely crowded in later Roman sarcophagi, as for
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there was considerable competition among wealthy Romans for the best locations for tombs, which lined all the approach roads to the city up to the walls, and a variety of exotic and unusual designs sought to catch the attention of the passer-by and so perpetuate the memory of the deceased and
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churchyards and church walls had completely run out of room for new monuments, and cemeteries on the outskirts of cities, towns or villages became the usual place for burials. The rich developed the classical styles of the ancient world for small family tombs, while the rest continued to use
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is a special and very common type of temple whose main purpose is as a venue for rites of ancestor worship, though it is often not the actual burial site. This was originally a custom of the feudal lords, but was adopted by other classes from about the 16th century. Each family would use a
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that life continued after death and that "death is a mere phase of life". Aesthetic objects and images connected with this belief were partially intended to preserve material goods, wealth and status for the journey between this life and the next, and to "commemorate the life of the tomb
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were regarded by scholars as fanciful myths, but a number of examples were excavated in the 20th century, and it is now believed that they were relatively common among early rulers. Knowledge of pre-dynastic
Chinese culture has been expanded by spectacular discoveries at
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display. It can also function as a reminder of the mortality of humankind, as an expression of cultural values and roles, and help to propitiate the spirits of the dead, maintaining their benevolence and preventing their unwelcome intrusion into the lives of the living.
1498:. The tombs of Mayan rulers can only normally be identified by inferences drawn from the lavishness of the grave goods and, with the possible exception of vessels made from stone rather than pottery, these appear to contain no objects specially made for the burial.
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Since then, Japanese tombs have been typically marked by elegant but simple rectangular vertical gravestones with inscriptions. Funerals are one of the areas in Japanese life where Buddhist customs are followed even by those who followed other traditions, such as
1253:(618â907) are often rich in glazed pottery figurines of horses, servants and other subjects, whose forceful and free style is greatly admired today. The tomb art reached its peak in the Song and Jin periods; most spectacular tombs were built by rich commoners.
2239:, as being all that would be required at the Second Coming. For centuries, most except royalty followed this custom, which at least kept clothing, which was very expensive for rich and poor alike, available for the use of the living. The use of a rich cloth
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figures (see below). There is usually one or more T-shaped shrine buildings some distance in front of the tomb, which is set in extensive grounds, usually with a hill behind them, and facing a view towards water and distant hills. They are still a focus for
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or burial", but there is a long tradition in English of applying it not only to the practices and artefacts directly associated with funeral rites, but also to a wider range of more permanent memorials to the dead. Particularly influential in this regard was
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constructs. Funerary art may serve many cultural functions. It can play a role in burial rites, serve as an article for use by the dead in the afterlife, and celebrate the life and accomplishments of the dead, whether as part of kinship-centred practices of
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emerging, initially from Roman popular decorative art, but later borrowing from official imperial and pagan motifs. Initially, Christians avoided iconic images of religious figures, and sarcophagi were decorated with ornaments, Christian symbols like the
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and a lion hunt; such violent scenes were common on ostentatious classical sarcophagi from this period onwards, with a particular revival in Roman art of the 2nd century. More peaceful mythological scenes were popular on smaller sarcophagi, especially of
149:â are tombs or objects found in and around them. In most instances, specialized funeral art was produced for the powerful and wealthy, although the burials of ordinary people might include simple monuments and grave goods, usually from their possessions.
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occupant's chest or held in their hands. The function of these figurines is not known: due to gender and age mismatches, they are unlikely to be portraits of the grave occupants, although the later figurines are known to be representations of goddesses.
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glazes or overglaze paint, show a wide range of servants, entertainers, animals and fierce tomb guardians between about 12 and 120 cm high, and were arranged around the tomb, often in niches along the sloping access path to the underground chamber.
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Early Greek burials were frequently marked above ground by a large piece of pottery, and remains were also buried in urns. Pottery continued to be used extensively inside tombs and graves throughout the classical period. The great majority of surviving
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forbidding nobles from creating statues of themselves, or may have protected the deceased's spirit from harm or magically eliminated any evil in it, or perhaps functioned as alternate containers for the spirit if the body should be harmed in any way.
1371:, the often enormous keyhole-shaped Imperial mound-tombs, often on a moated island. None of these have ever been allowed to be excavated, so their possibly spectacular contents remain unknown. Late examples which have been investigated, such as the
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or under the church floor, with a monument on the wall. Persons of importance, especially monarchs, might be buried in a free-standing sarcophagus, perhaps surrounded by an elaborate enclosure using metalwork and sculpture; grandest of all were the
1776:, from the 16th century onwards, are among the best known. Other rulers were commemorated by memorial temples of the normal type for the time and place, which like similar buildings from other cultures fall outside the scope of this article, though
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of Oaxaca is particularly known for its clay funerary urns, such as the "bat god" shown at right. Numerous types of urns have been identified. While some show deities and other supernatural beings, others seem to be portraits. Art historian
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funerary vessels. The outsides of tombs often featured monumental brick or stone-carved pillar-gates (que é); an example from 121 CE appears to be the earliest surviving Chinese architectural structure standing above ground. Tombs of the
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are also often full of monuments, which may include large and artistically significant ones for local landowners and notables. Often a prominent family would add a special chapel for their use, including their tombs; in Catholic countries,
2560:, not a mausoleum itself, but "the earliest Islamic model for centrally planned commemorative buildings", adapting the Byzantine form of the martyrium in a building standing alone, though on a stone platform rather than in a garden. In the
824:, which gave the name to the form, is now unclear, and there are several alternative reconstructions that seek to reconcile the archaeological evidence with descriptions in literature. It had the size and some elements of the design of the
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gravestones or what were now usually false sarcophagi, placed over a buried coffin. The cemeteries of the large Italian cities are generally accepted to have outdone those of other nations in terms of extravagant statuary, especially the
1326:, built between 1408 and 1966, reflect a combination of Chinese and Japanese traditions, with a tomb mound, often surrounded by a screen wall of stone blocks, and sometimes with stone animal figures above ground, not unlike the Japanese
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Coe, 45 ("The only domestic animals were dogsâthe principal source of meat for much of Preclassic Mesoamericaâand turkeysâunderstandably rare because that familiar bird consumes very large quantities of corn and is thus expensive to
1065:, used for an important new convert who died in 359. Many sarcophagi from leading centres were exported around the Empire. The Romans had already developed the expression of religious and philosophical ideas in narrative scenes from
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tended to be more disapproving of figure sculpture. Many portraits were painted after death, and sometimes dead family members were included along with the living; a variety of indications might be used to suggest the distinction.
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and olives for use in the afterlife. From the 5th century, the mood changed to more sombre scenes of parting, where the deceased are shown leaving their loved ones, often surrounded by underworld demons, and psychopomps, such as
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are other objects which have been placed within the tomb. Such objects may include the personal possessions of the deceased, objects specially created for the burial, or miniature versions of things believed to be needed in an
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typically stand on the grounds of mosque complexes, often built by the deceased. The sarcophagi (often purely symbolic, as the body is below the floor) may be draped in a rich pall, and surmounted by a real cloth or stone
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Buddhist tombs themselves are typically simple and modest, although they may be set within temples, sometimes large complexes, built for the purpose in the then-prevailing style. According to tradition, the remains of the
1521:. Although these tableaux may merely depict village life, it has been proposed that they instead (or also) depict the underworld. Ceramic dogs are also widely known from looted tombs, and are thought by some to represent
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in Iraq, only dates from 862, and was commissioned by the Byzantine princess whose son was buried there. At some point, the tradition incorporated the idea of a garden setting, perhaps following the Islamic concept of
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who had originally been buried discreetly or in a mass grave perhaps led to the most distinctive feature of Christian funerary art, the church monument, or tomb inside a church. The beliefs of many cultures, including
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However, funerary architecture often offered a means of "moving beyond the strictures of formal Muslim burial rites" and expressing social dimensions such as status, piety, love for the deceased, and Muslim identity.
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in stone or sometimes wood, or paintings, depicting religious scenes, portraits of the deceased, and at some periods vivid images of everyday life, depicting the afterlife. The chamber decoration usually centred on a
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figures, as much as a metre high, were deposited on top of aristocratic tombs as grave markers, with others left inside, apparently representing possessions such as horses and houses for use in the afterlife. Both
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There is an enormous diversity of funeral art from traditional societies across the world, much of it in perishable materials, and some is mentioned elsewhere in the article. In traditional African societies,
316:, though hardly individualized. These are common in cultures as diverse as Ancient Rome and China, in both of which they are kept in the houses of the descendants, rather than being buried. Many cultures have
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Several critics detect a crisis in public memorial style from 1945, when the traditional figurative symbolic language, and evocation of nationalist values, came to seem inadequate, especially in relation to
910:, but was eventually absorbed into it. The sarcophagi and the lids of the urns often incorporate a reclining image of the deceased. The reclining figures in some Etruscan funerary art are shown using the
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Early burial customs show a strong belief in an afterlife and a spirit path to it that needed facilitating. Funerals and memorials were also an opportunity to reaffirm such important cultural values as
2192:(1628â1647), where a bronze winged skeleton inscribes the Pope's name on a tablet below his enthroned effigy. As cities became more crowded, bones were sometimes recovered after a period, and placed in
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In later periods, life-size sculptures of the deceased reclining as though at a meal or social gathering are found, a common Etruscan style. Family tombs for the grandest late Roman families, like the
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and helmet leaning on his spear in front of a funerary stele; the snake symbolizes the soul of the dead. Marble, Roman, 1st century BCE, imitating the Greek classical style of the 5th century BCE. From
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In all this tradition, the contemporary architectural style for mosques was adapted for a building with a smaller main room, and usually no courtyard. Decoration was often tilework, and could include
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Benton throughout, especially Chapter 1 on Soviet War Memorials (pp. 12â13 on Socialist Realism), but also noting deviations in the Warsaw Pact satellites, as on p. 194, and Chapter 7 on West Germany.
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1951:. There are also the Egyptian mortuary-temples, where the object of worship was the deified royal person entombed, but Egyptian temples to the major gods contained no burials. An extreme example was
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Funerary art varied greatly across Chinese history. Tombs of early rulers rival the ancient Egyptians for complexity and value of grave goods, and have been similarly pillaged over the centuries by
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a basic pit, surrounded by an elaborate ditch and drain. Over-ground commemoration is thought to be tied to the concept of collective memory, and these early tombs were likely intended as a form of
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is recovered from tombs; some was apparently items used in life, but much of it was made specifically for placing in tombs, and the balance between the two original purposes is controversial. The
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were, in the Middle Ages, temporary products, made as substitutes for the encoffined corpse for use during the funeral ceremonies". Others, however, have found this distinction "rather pedantic".
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to cover the coffin during the funeral grew during the Middle Ages; initially these were brightly coloured and patterned, only later black. They were usually then given to the Church to use for
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The so-called shaft tomb tradition of western Mexico is known almost exclusively from grave goods, which include hollow ceramic figures, obsidian and shell jewelry, pottery, and other items (see
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tomb monument continued likely to include a portrait of the deceased, and was more likely to include personified figures of Death, Time, Virtues or other figures than angels. The late medieval
774:, Charon or bothâthough usually only with Charon. Small pottery figurines are often found, though it is hard to decide if these were made especially for placement in tombs; in the case of the
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1768:, and there is far less of a tradition of funerary monuments in Hinduism than in other major religions. However, there are regional, and relatively recent, traditions among royalty, and the
2315:, a bust-length painted portrait of the deceased, attached to the coffin, but removed before burial and often then hung in the church. Elsewhere, death masks were used in similar fashion.
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Coe et al., 103â04, or Mason, 182. In Richardson, 48â49 ("The dog, among the Maya, was considered to be connected with death, and to be the messenger to prepare the way to the hereafter.")
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buried their dead with bowls on top of their heads and ceremonially "killed" each bowl with a small hole in the centre so that the deceased's spirit could rise to another world. Mimbres
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The church struggled to eliminate the pagan habits of leaving grave goods except for the clothing and usual jewellery of the powerful, especially rings. Kings might be buried with a
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Holocaust monuments and national memory cultures in France and Germany since 1989: the origins and political function of the VĂ©l' d'Hiv' in Paris and the Holocaust Monument in Berlin
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over generations, and it might contain a second "grave" if the actual burial were elsewhere. Many later emperors, from the 13th to 19th centuries, are buried simply at the Imperial
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owner ... depict performance of the burial rites, and in general present an environment that would be conducive to the tomb owner's rebirth." In this context are the Egyptian
3794:. The Bat God in particular is known to have been revered also by the Zapotec ... He was especially associated ... with the underworld." Mason, 182. In Richardson, 48â49
1137:(c. BCE 1200) is one of the few undisturbed royal tombs of the period to have been excavatedâmost funerary art has appeared on the art market without archaeological context.
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2075:; although classical in style, it reflects the somewhat inharmonious stacking up of different elements typical of major Gothic tombs. It has a life-size effigy, also known as a
394:, a development available only to communities that had advanced to the stage of settled livestock and formed social roles and relationships and specialized sectors of activity.
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An important factor in the development of traditions of funerary art is the division between what was intended to be visible to visitors or the public after completion of the
1148:(died 210 BCE), but the main tumulus, of which literary descriptions survive, has not been excavated. Remains surviving above ground from several imperial tombs of the
981:(burial of unburnt remains) in sarcophagi, often elaborately carved, became more fashionable for those who could afford it. Greek-style medallion portrait sculptures on a
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type of tomb had a sealed underground burial chamber but an offering-chamber on the ground level for visits by the living, a pattern repeated in later types of tomb. A
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were probably made for burial only; large numbers were buried in elite tombs, while other sets remained above ground for the family to use in making offerings in
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often have a specific association with death, and some types may be worn mainly or exclusively for funeral ceremonies. Akan peoples of West Africa commissioned
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common motif, as are depictions of events from the lives of the royalty and nobles whose bodies had been entombed. The former include the sun, represented as a
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of buildings were often made to accompany the deceased in the graves; to them is owed much of what is known of ancient Chinese architecture. Later, during the
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used the local technique of mud-building to erect a 17-metre-high (56 ft) pyramidal tomb set in a mosque complex. At the other end of the Islamic world,
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From the early 13th century to the 16th, a popular form of monument north of the Alps, especially for the smaller landowner and merchant classes, was the
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burials, where bones are buried in a pottery container, either in a more elaborate tomb, or by themselves, are widespread, by no means restricted to the
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bath. However, it was also placed in the tombs of the unmarried, "presumably to make up in some way for what they had missed in life." The one-handled
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monogram and, later, narrative religious scenes. The Early Christians' habit, after the end of their persecution, of building churches (most famously
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A Celebration of Death: an introduction to some of the buildings, monuments, and settings of funerary architecture in the Western European tradition
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Funerary art tends to be conservative in style, and many grave markers in various cultures follow rather traditional patterns, while others reflect
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or other recent styles. Public monuments representing collective memorials to particular groups of dead people continue to be erected, especially
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canopied tombsâthey are outside the church in a special enclosure, and so are unrestricted in height. Important churches like St Peter's in Rome,
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and avoid mixing temples and cemeteries (though see above for Moche, and below for Islamic culture). An exception in the Classical World were the
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Taylor, R. E. "The Shaft Tombs of Western Mexico: Problems in the Interpretation of Religious Function in Nonhistoric Archaeological Contexts."
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The earliest colonist graves were either unmarked, or had very simple timber headstone, with little order to their plotting, reflecting their
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A number of distinct architectural traditions arose for expressing these social elements. The Islamic tradition was slow in starting; the
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became more popular. Mid 18th century examples often show the deceased carried by the wings that would apparently take its soul to heaven.
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contain large numbers of impressive monuments to the great and the good, created by the finest architects and sculptors available. Local
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of important people, usually in a church, the funerary version of the elaborate temporary decorations for other court festivities, like
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Toynbee, 47â48, on Ancient Rome. Stewart and Rawski's book is entirely devoted to Chinese ancestor portraits. See Chapter 1 etc.
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which was displayed on the house of the deceased for a mourning period, before usually being moved to hang in the church. Like
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societies, a great variety of tombs are found, with tumulus mounds, megaliths, and pottery as recurrent elements. In Eurasia, a
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Dethlefsen, Edwin; Deetz, James. "Death's Heads, Cherubs, and Willow Trees: Experimental Archaeology in Colonial Cemeteries".
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Jeehee Hong, "Virtual Theater of the Dead: Actor Figurines and Their Stage in Houma Tomb No.1," Artibus Asiae Vol. 71â1, 2011
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culture, which has little, is a notable exception. Many of the best-known artistic creations of past cultures â from the
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realistic imagery depicting humans decay into skulls, bones and dust. The style softened during the late 18th century as
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Carrier, throughout, especially Chapter 8. See also the copious literature on the Washington Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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is labeled "the ultimate achievement of architectural development in Cairo" and its tomb chamber described as "immense."
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is a grand mosque complex, as large as any medieval example, not least because it includes a 20,000 place parking lot.
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for very large sarcophagi, starting a tradition which was to exert a great influence on Western art up to 18th-century
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Ruggles, 112 and 122. Her Chapter 10 includes a detailed description of the Taj with special reference to its gardens.
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at the corners and a gatehouse. The Taj Mahal is atypically placed at the end of the garden, backing onto the river
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for the conservation of the thousands of objects found, that subsequently the policy is to leave them undisturbed.
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sphere, resulting in new formats for art in Greek styles. A generation before Alexander, Mausolus was a Hellenized
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originally covered by earth to make a mound which no longer exists. Stones may be carved with geometric patterns (
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Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs
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Goldin, Paul R. "The Motif of the Woman in the Doorway and Related Imagery in Traditional Chinese Funerary Art."
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intended for visiting was the grandest type of tomb in the classical world, and later common in Islamic culture.
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Middle Palaeolithic burial is not a dead issue: the view from Qafzeh, Saint-CĂ©saire, Kebara, Amud, and Dederiyeh
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memorials erected in the West from the 1990s onwards seems finally to have found a resolution for these issues.
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is a memorial temple for a saint. Both may be influenced by Islamic practices. The mausoleums of the kings of
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covered important burials in many cultures, and the body may be placed in a sarcophagus, usually of stone, or a
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had many household uses, but outside the household, its principal use was the decoration of tombs. Scenes of a
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in Hong Kong displays a far humbler middle-class Han dynasty tomb, and the mid-2nd-century Wu Family tombs of
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and other sites. Very large tumuli could be erected, and later, mausoleums. Several special large shapes of
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welcome into their chambers" Han dynasty inscriptions often describe the filial mourning for their subjects.
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on monuments, usually surrounded by an architectural frame. The walls of tomb chambers were often painted in
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to reach the effigy. The walls of important tomb-chambers and offering chambers were heavily decorated with
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Cockerham, Paul (2008). "Reformation, reaction, reception: a 21st-century view of monumental destruction".
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himself set the example of requesting burial in an unmarked grave in one of the chambers of his house" in
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tomb, became common in northern Europe, and may be found in some funerary art, as well as motifs like the
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churches strictly include the body itself, often in a sarcophagus, while often the body is buried in a
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holding the ashes of the deceased. Two well-known examples of Mesoamerican grave goods are those from
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Levey 1975, 29â33 on Bursa, 83â84 on Istanbul; all the leading Ottoman tombs are covered in the book.
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rituals. From the 15th century, they became more simple, while retaining a large landscape setting.
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Ludwig, Allen I. (2000). "Graven Images: New England Stone Carving and its Symbols, 1650â1815". CT:
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Arrest and Movement: An Essay on Space and Time in the Representational Art of the Ancient Near East
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Other parts of the Islamic world reflected local techniques and traditions. The 15th-century royal
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were made. Those who could afford them erected stone monuments, which was one of the functions of
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evolved from the Indian form. However, none of these can strictly be called tombs. Some important
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was still considered appropriate, at least by the authorities. The generation of abstracted and
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were greatly influenced by Egyptian funerary customs, employing mummification, canopic jars and
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windows, mostly on normal religious subjects but with a commemorative panel, are often found.
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show scenes of hunting, gambling, planting crops, fishing, sexual acts and births. Some of the
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or library. Large domes, elaborately decorated inside, are common. The tomb-mosque of Sultan
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often practiced mummification and left grave goods in precious metals with jewels, including
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figurines (to perform any labor that might be required of the dead person in the afterlife),
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figures appear to have been discontinued as Buddhism became the dominant Japanese religion.
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has only small decorative ones. Other Islamic Indian rulers built similar tombs, such as
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cave tombs and other sites contain paintings, carved stelae, and grave goods in pottery,
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The Tombs of the Byzantine Emperors at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople
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cemetery, and intended to be the centre of a huge complex, continues these traditions.
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in the mausoleum, and they were normally open for visitors to pay their respects. The
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1160:"Military Guardian", Chinese funerary statue. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington.
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and those visiting to perform rites, as well as gateways, towers and other buildings.
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complex already marked the site. The earliest identified Muslim monumental tomb, in
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and beyond. Ruling dynasties were often buried together, usually in monasteries; the
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applied to coffins. However, it is still hotly debated whether there was realistic
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The Art and Architecture of Ancient America: The Mexican, Maya and Andean Peoples
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before about 500 BCE. These were not intended as portraits, but during the
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ritual knives and gold funerary masks, as well as pottery. The Mimbres of the
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Many large mausoleums have been constructed for political leaders, including
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and many other monasteries. However, most chortens do not function as tombs.
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Obedient Autonomy: Chinese Intellectuals And The Achievement Of Orderly Life
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Figuration/Abstraction: Strategies for Public Sculpture in Europe, 1945â1968
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An interesting contrast with the Taj Mahal, given they were both built by
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gravestones (usually in stylised form). Two of the most famous are in the
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retains mural paintings. Lower down the social scale in the same period,
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graves, containing especially fine pottery, were incorporated into large
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St. Cuthbert Gospel of St. John, Formerly Known as the Stonyhurst Gospel
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examples. Where burials in church crypts or floors took place, memorial
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is particularly enthusiastic about the craftsmanship of this tradition:
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4408:, Philip Shenon, Published: 8 July 1990, accessed 25 April 2010.
4008:
Dowman, 54â55 for the Potala, and see index for other locations.
3995:
Le Phuoc, 140â42; 147â56 on Sanchi; 192â204, especially 196, on
2704:
2700:
2565:
1837:
1822:
1595:
1559:
304:
196:
126:
5700:
5685:
Islamic tombs and shrines, from the United States Naval academy
3463:
Petersen, 95â105; see also Boardman, 240â41 on Eurysaces' tomb.
2707:
royalty are mostly buried in royal graveyards such as those at
804:
brought peoples with different tomb-making traditions into the
601:
pyramids at Thebes than those of the Old Kingdom near Memphis.
328:, who help conduct the spirits of the dead into the afterlife.
5618:
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3707:
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2790:
turbulent political history, for example the much-rededicated
2592:
and the famous Mughal tombs of India, which culminated in the
2424:
enthusiastically, but then gradually became detached from the
1939:
and Hinduism as well as classical paganism, consider the dead
422:
235:
is a term for erect stones that are often what are now called
199:
is a general term for any repository for human remains, while
2474:, though by at least the 12th century, buildings of the vast
2448:
were erected even in villages of the main combatant nations.
1197:
of the 5th century CE, and the many tombs of the 7th-century
1033:
increase the prestige of their family. Examples include the
898:, form the basis of much of current knowledge of the ancient
4202:
Piponnier and Mane, 113 for the origins of mourning clothes.
2196:
where they might be arranged for artistic effect, as at the
852:. The two long sides show Alexander's great victory at the
567:
and (much later, from about 1500 BCE) the tombs in the
27:
Art associated with a repository for the remains of the dead
5522:. 2nd. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Museum of Art, 1988.
4193:
The corpse was in fact not always present. Bagliani, 158â59
770:
were often painted on these, with the dead depicted beside
583:
kings who conquered Egypt and ruled as pharaohs during the
484:
encased in one or more layers of decorated coffin, and the
4927:
Art of a Vanished Race: The Mimbres Classic Black-On-White
3297:
Boardman, 151â54, and throughout the section on the period
3116:
Stone Circles of Senegambia â UNESCO World Heritage Centre
2642:
would be bequeathed to pay for continuous readings of the
2620:, although they do not normally function as mosques. The
1807:), which played an important part in early Buddhism. The
278:
The word "funerary" strictly means "of or pertaining to a
92:. The term encompasses a wide variety of forms, including
5535:
Worshiping the ancestors: Chinese commemorative portraits
3821:
Giammattei and Reichert, 3. Cited in the Introduction to
358:
in Ireland contains the bodies of at least 22 individuals
5193:, first published 1887: 2009 reprint of later edition,
5057:
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5027:
Henderson, Jeffrey. "The Lekythos and Frogs 1200â1248".
4474:"Japan wants talks with China, Korea on Yasukuni Shrine"
3823:
The Mimbres of the Mogollon culture: A people of mystery
2688:("Green Tomb") of 1421 is an unusually large example in
2493:
design were widely used in India, Persia and elsewhere.
800:
The extension of the Greek world after the conquests of
5449:
Richter, Gisela M. A. "A Newly Acquired Loutrophoros".
5263:
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5119:, Pelican History of Art, Yale University Press, 1984.
4796:. University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication, 2006.
4572:
Italian Memorial Sculpture, 1820â1940: a Legacy of Love
492:
clarify the purposes of the burial customs. The early
5181:, University of Pennsylvania, Volume 20, 1929. 176â201
4925:
Giammattei, Victor Michael and Reichert, Nanci Greer.
4832:
The power-places of Central Tibet: the pilgrim's guide
3971:
British Museum: Modern coffin in the shape of an eagle
2568:
towers, usually containing a single chamber, like the
2215:, their respective symbols of office. The 7th-century
2079:, lying on the sarcophagus, which was common from the
2048:
sarcophagi from the church are now placed outside the
1740:
in East Asian communities. In Ghana, mostly among the
1177:
Chinese imperial tombs are typically approached by a "
4493:
Carrier, 19â22; Benton throughout, especially p. 194.
1375:, had been robbed of most of their contents, but the
1215:, are especially rich in paintings. Only one of the
1049:, all built within a few decades of the start of the
742:
is a small coffin or ash-chest, usually of decorated
5503:
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
5279:", Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Accessed 22 April 2010.
3310:
article, there are several from Lethaby's 1908 work
2596:. The Mughal tombs are mostly set in a large walled
2545:
Turkish gravestones, capped by a turban, in Istanbul
1353:
clay figure; these were buried with the dead in the
832:. Other local rulers adapted the high-relief temple
686:
comes was regarded as of great importance, and
6205:
6056:
6008:
5956:
5936:
5905:
5898:
5827:
5735:
5690:
Handbook for identification and repair of monuments
4584:
Board of Trustees for The Hofkirche in Innsbruck. "
2672:, which is also traditional at the top of ordinary
2204:, which has a chandelier made of skulls and bones.
789:, or in the neighbouring cultures such as those of
267:; if there are no such visible structures, it is a
5318:. Penguin (now Yale History of Art), 3rd ed 1981.
4991:The Cambridge History of Japan: Early modern Japan
4950:. Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 1987.
2969:
2135:to be said in perpetuity for their souls. By the
1784:, the most spectacular of all, must be mentioned.
1666:(effigies of the deceased) look out over the land.
488:preserving internal organs. A special category of
4922:, Volume 37, 1999. 27â90 (accessed, 6 April 2010)
4888:Sir Banister Fletcher's a history of architecture
4703:Mesoamerican Elites: An Archaeological Assessment
4695:Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions
4061:Board of Trustees for The Hofkirche in Innsbruck.
2925:(along with a set of primary remains) at Cuello,
2327:, these fall outside a strict definition of art.
2040:in Constantinople, which was destroyed after the
1764:is traditional among Hindus, who also believe in
967:and the Etruscans. The original Roman custom was
543:found in burial shafts or tombs of nobles of the
255:, of which the most famous examples are those in
5298:Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse
2725:(died 1496) is a famous example, one of many in
2020:took several centuries to reach its final form.
1550:unmatched brilliance and suggestiveness of form.
1462:, with a few notable exceptions such as that of
429:which is named after them, or even to Eurasia.
5527:Image and Spirit: Finding Meaning in Visual Art
5442:Richardson, E. P. "Zapotec Pottery Sculpture".
5425:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
4640:American, African, and Old European mythologies
4364:
4362:
4044:It was allowed in times of plague however. See
1709:have been used in south-eastern Australia. The
5562:Thorp, Robert L. and Vinograd, Richard Ellis.
5014:Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
4890:. 20th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press, 1996.
2552:Another influence may have been the octagonal
1733:when alive, but with special characteristics.
5712:
5388:, British Archaeology, Issue 66, August 2002.
4929:. Silver City NM: High Lonesome Books, 1998.
2223:original leather binding, was recovered from
1217:Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
475:Egyptian funerary art was inseparable to the
8:
5088:. London: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
4977:A History of Ideas and Images in Italian Art
4860:. American University in Cairo Press, 2005.
4667:. State University of New York Press, 2007.
4528:. American University in Cairo Press, 2005.
4484:website, 6 January 2014, accessed 4 May 2015
3735:Chase and Chase, Chapter 3, especially p. 34
2616:; a central placing is usual. They may have
2150:"The Mirror of Death": Detail from a French
2000:of saints, which became the destinations of
890:Objects connected with death, in particular
6147:Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle
4612:Cambridge University Press; 2nd ed., 1992.
3872:Masks in West African Traditional Societies
2855:presidential memorials in the United States
2158:In the late Middle Ages, influenced by the
1113:. For a long time, literary references to
6154:Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette
5902:
5719:
5705:
5697:
5520:Through Ancient Eyes: Egyptian Portraiture
5476:, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008,
5009:Social Patterns in Pre-Classic Mesoamerica
3306:Boardman, 126â27. Apart from those at the
2745:to the 65,000 Austrian Jews killed in the
1505:Funerary Mask, c. 300 BCE, painted ceramic
571:were built for royalty and the elite. The
453:are a later African form of tomb markers.
243:are mostly found in coastal Europe, while
5608:. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
5598:Preservation of the Koguryo Kingdom Tombs
5532:Stuart, Jan and Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida.
5362:The Freedman in Roman art and art history
4886:Fletcher, Banister and Cruickshank, Dan.
4794:Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, And Legend
4398:
4396:
3655:Preservation of the Koguryo Kingdom Tombs
3633:Preservation of the Koguryo Kingdom Tombs
2657:The tradition evolved differently in the
1286:are examples of Korean painting from its
5529:. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Books, 2003.
5407:Piponnier, Françoise and Mane, Perrine.
4941:Journal of the American Oriental Society
4757:, University of California Press, 1973,
3948:Halloween and Commemorations of the Dead
3387:
3385:
3383:
2044:of 1453. Some massive but mostly plain
1081:"Chinese tomb" redirects here. See also
642:National Archaeological Museum of Athens
593:funerary figurines. They also built the
555:Architectural works such as the massive
503:of the deceased might be walled up in a
5453:, Volume 23, No. 2, Part 1, 1928. 54â57
5451:The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin
5314:. "The Art and Architecture of Japan",
5177:. "Zapotec Funerary Urns from Mexico",
5071:Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide
5059:. University of Michigan Press, 2005.
4706:, University of Oklahoma Press, 2003,
4665:The Politics of Mourning in Early China
4586:The Memorial Tomb for Maximilian I
4442:See Fletcher and Cruickshank, 596. The
2895:
2783:Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
1982:, and the Catholic Church only relaxed
1962:Medieval and Renaissance wall tombs in
1219:has been excavated, in 1956, with such
5349:. Ewha Womans University Press, 2008.
5100:Encyclopedic dictionary of Archaeology
5029:Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
4964:, University of Delaware Press, 1995.
4904:. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986.
4642:, University of Chicago Press, 1993,
3950:. New York: Infobase. pp. 41â42.
2810:, at least on the Western side of the
2319:were a special lozenge-shaped painted
1801:were entirely divided up into relics (
1454:Unlike many Western cultures, that of
559:and two smaller ones built during the
6237:Do not go gentle into that good night
5439:, Volume 14, no. 3, Winter, 1979/1980
5365:, Cambridge University Press, 2006,
5347:Astronomy: Traditional Korean Science
5265:. Oxford University Press US, 1991.
4739:Mexico, from the Olmecs to the Aztecs
4700:Chase, Diane Z. and Chase, Arlen F.,
4284:Berresford, 13, and 58 on exhibitions
4097:Though they are exceeded in scale by
3999:in Indonesia, and Borodudur (196â204)
3886:"Viewfinder: Aboriginal burial poles"
2006:Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1466:or the now-lost sarcophagus from the
1450:, Mexico, 300 BCE to CE 600
409:is the exposed stone framework for a
7:
4993:, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
4544:University of Chicago Press, 2000,
4524:Atiya, Farid and El-Shahawy, Abeer.
4275:Berresford, throughout, and Prefaces
3586:Sickman and Soper, 376 (illustrated)
3007:. Donington: Shaun Tyas. p. 3.
2990:participating institution membership
2938:See any well-regarded survey of the
2466:"condemn the building of tombs, and
2091:was founded for that purpose by the
2012:took decades to complete, while the
812:or semi-independent ruler under the
716:from southern Italy or the tombs at
5606:Art in Renaissance Italy, 1350â1500
5579:Death and Burial in the Roman World
5538:, Stanford University Press, 2001,
4902:Huldrych Zwingli: His Life and Work
4596:The Oxford History of Classical Art
4560:, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2004,
3517:Sickman and Soper, 57â66; see also
3368:de Grummond 1997, 93
2661:world, where smaller single-roomed
1496:Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
1282:Murals painted on the walls of the
6223:Because I could not stop for Death
5251:. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
5133:. Harvard University Press, 1984.
4782:. Indiana University Press, 1997.
4239:has been claimed to be such a work
4127:Cohen throughout, see Introduction
3678:Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.
3314:, and one illustrated in Boardman.
2952:or the most recent edition of Sir
2875:List of types of funerary monument
2303:erected around the coffin for the
818:Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
25:
5663:(2nd ed.). London: Phaidon.
5552:; Burns & Oates, London, 1962
4792:de Grummond, Nancy Thomson.
4774:de Grummond, Nancy Thomson.
4727:; Facts on File, New York, 1986.
4598:, 1993. Oxford University Press.
4588:", 2005. Accessed 22 March 2010.
4405:Khomeini's Tomb Attracts Pilgrims
4175:Piponnier and Mane, 34â35; 112â13
3884:Davies, Serena (23 August 2004).
2162:and devotional writers, explicit
2124:Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
1825:. Regional variants such as the
1705:trunks, while elaborately carved
1320:Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
6216:And death shall have no dominion
6161:Sleep and His Half-Brother Death
5622:, Volume 2, No. 4, 1886. 385â407
5559:, Volume 35, No. 2, 1970. 160â69
5460:Harvard University Press, 2000.
5282:Oakes, Lorna and Gahlin, Lucia.
4771:, Volume 89, No. 4, 1985. 627â40
4154:Bloxham, Jim and Rose, Krisine;
4046:Cremation in the Christian World
4017:Syndicus, Chapter 1; Hall, 77â82
2650:, still under construction in a
2538:
2519:
2500:
2383:Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
1974:Christians believed in a bodily
1635:tradition of visual funerary art
1494:, and those associated with the
1357:period (3rd to 6th centuries CE)
575:was later an important site for
539:. The purpose of the life-sized
312:, apparently a type of sculpted
275:is a memorial without a burial.
6263:Burial monuments and structures
6189:The Three Ages of Man and Death
6112:Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
5038:, Volume 94, No. 1, 1990. 73â93
5036:American Journal of Archaeology
4851:The Journal of Hellenic Studies
4778:. In Hall, John Franklin (ed.)
4769:American Journal of Archaeology
4697:. Merriam-Webster, 1999, 191â92
4538:Bagliani, Agostino Paravicini.
4257:Hall, 347â49; Berresford, 36â38
3853:Dethlefsen; Deetz (1966) p. 508
3705:Paine and Soper, 289. See also
3445:Toynbee, 31 (illustration)
1840:are buried in relatively small
1297:Four directional constellations
987:married couple funerary reliefs
906:, which once competed with the
882:(late 6th century BCE), at the
490:Ancient Egyptian funerary texts
5473:Islamic gardens and landscapes
5446:, Volume 4, No. 3, 1932. 48â49
5335:. London: Harry Abrams, 1964.
4946:Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A.
3696:Paine and Soper, 24â26, 280â82
2949:Gardner's Art Through the Ages
2391:Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
2266:Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon
2116:Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
2106:are magnificent free-standing
2036:up to 1028 were buried in the
1964:Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
1909:period, mainly in the form of
1901:contain most of the surviving
634:Relief from a carved funerary
1:
5928:Capuchin catacombs of palermo
5150:. Thames & Hudson, 1975.
4979:. London: John Murray, 1983.
4858:Funerary Art of Ancient Egypt
4574:, Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2004,
4235:is a well-known example. The
4212:icons. Participants included
3508:See for example Merriman, 297
3481:Boardman, 339â44; Hall, 78â80
3427:Toynbee, Chapter IV; Hall, 53
2911:Hammond, 58â59 characterizes
2800:internationally controversial
2787:Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
2743:Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
2133:bequests would pay for masses
1140:The discovery in 1974 of the
1083:Han dynasty tomb architecture
657:
375:
5359:Petersen, Lauren Hackworth.
4625:The origins of human society
4109:, neither containing a tomb.
3075:in Turkey contains burials,
2050:Istanbul Archaeology Museums
1930:) over the burial places of
1892:Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
1228:Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
1195:Empress Dowager Wenming tomb
1063:Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
728:style, attached to mummies.
537:portraiture in Ancient Egypt
471:Egyptian ceramic coffin mask
184:world, have flourished. The
6000:The Masque of the Red Death
5237:. London: Routledge, 1993.
5223:. London: Routledge, 2004.
5164:. Penguin Books Ltd. 1991.
4741:. Thames and Hudson, 1994.
4570:Berresford, Sandra, et al.
3946:Montillo, Roseanne (2009).
3835:Mounds & Mound Builders
2057:Tomb of Antipope John XXIII
2038:Church of the Holy Apostles
1984:its opposition to cremation
1829:of China and Japan and the
1131:ancestor veneration rituals
1057:example in the 2nd-century
1035:Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker
674:, and pottery; however the
612:models of the scarab beetle
320:figures, such as the Greek
6304:
4943:, Volume 121, No. 4, 2001.
4920:Journal of Human Evolution
4817:Six dynasties civilization
4628:, Wiley-Blackwell, 1999,
4464:Mosse, 97â98; Carrier, 201
4145:Piponnier and Mane, 112â13
3762:See Taylor for discussion.
3717:Hall, John Whitney, 381â86
3359:de Grummond 2006, 231
3350:de Grummond 1997, 359
3308:Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
3145:Kampen et al, 31
2958:A History of Architecture.
2785:in Berlin (2004), and the
2624:lacks any dome, while the
2376:By the 19th century, many
1875:
1080:
959:The burial customs of the
935:
879:Sarcophagus of the Spouses
822:Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
682: from which the word
460:
381:, and some burials at the
340:
289:Ancient Funerall Monuments
139:Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
109:or as a publicly directed
55:Korean tomb mound of King
6026:Death and Transfiguration
5814:Personifications of death
5458:The Art of Ancient Egypt.
5437:Early American Literature
5310:Paine, Robert Treat, and
5045:. Wiley-Blackwell, 1999.
5031:, Volume 76, 1972. 133â43
5024:. Accessed 22 March 2010.
4853:, Volume 79, 1959. 27â51.
3977:. Accessed 22 March 2010
3862:Hijiya (1983), pp. 339â63
3604:Thorp & Vinograd, 144
3568:Sickman and Soper, 120â21
3127:Groenewegen-Frankfort, 80
3049:British Museum, accessed
3003:Lindley, Phillip (2007).
2977:Oxford English Dictionary
2818:the established style of
2767:Vietnam Veterans Memorial
1752:Funerary art and religion
1614:(c. 250â150 BCE) in
1578:structures also used for
1165:Tang dynasty tomb figures
820:. The exact form of the
764:descent to the underworld
533:Faiyum funerary portraits
451:Senegambian stone circles
43:, c. 1477â80, now in the
5801:Sic transit gloria mundi
5409:Dress in the Middle Ages
5148:The World of Ottoman Art
5086:Sexuality in Ancient Art
5043:The Archaeology of Islam
4870:Evasdottir, Erica E. S.
4725:Atlas of Ancient America
4683:, Berghahn Books, 2006,
4554:Benton, Charlotte (ed).
4482:South China Morning Post
3559:Sickman and Soper, 77â84
3332:Boardman, 172â73, 339â44
3185:Atiya and El Shawahy, 73
3118:, accessed 28 April 2010
2369:, revived the classical
2336:English church monuments
2330:For some time after the
1976:resurrection of the dead
1917:. They show a Christian
1458:is generally lacking in
1236:miniature ceramic models
1144:located the tomb of the
1093:Tang dynasty tomb figure
884:National Etruscan Museum
840:. The late 4th-century
579:and mastaba tombs. The
370:have been dated through
247:are found widely across
133:surrounding the tomb of
6033:Der Tod und das MĂ€dchen
5870:Post-mortem photography
5576:Toynbee, Jocelyn M. C.
5566:. Prentice Hall, 2003.
5564:Chinese Art and Culture
5507:. NMAI Editions, 2005.
5470:Ruggles, D. Fairchild.
4989:Hall, John Whitney ed.
4658:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica
4052:still forbid cremation.
3687:Paine and Soper, 287â89
3243:Boardman, 26 and passim
2982:Oxford University Press
2929:as "human grave goods".
2626:Tomb of Akbar the Great
2533:, in its garden setting
1986:in 1963. Although mass
1980:Second Coming of Christ
1625:Death's head, Boston MA
1420:Tsuki no wa no misasagi
1059:Portonaccio sarcophagus
1045:, and the Mausoleum of
908:culture of ancient Rome
648:conducts the deceased,
457:Ancient Egypt and Nubia
180:empires, and later the
39:with life-sized hooded
6283:Veneration of the dead
5411:; 151, Yale UP, 1997.
5316:Pelican History of Art
5286:. Hermes House, 2002.
5249:The World of Megaliths
5131:A New History of Korea
5069:Johnston, Sarah Iles.
4433:page with aerial view.
3921:"Kasubi tombs website"
3874:, Bonnefoy, pp. 133â37
3844:Accessed 25 April 2010
3529:Sickman and Soper, 155
3154:Maspero, 111â27, with
2754:
2417:
2414:PĂšre Lachaise Cemetery
2332:Protestant Reformation
2290:
2285:of Poland, erected in
2269:
2247:or other decorations.
2155:
2089:Chartreuse de Champmol
2083:period through to the
2042:fall of Constantinople
1971:
1894:
1719:their burial practices
1681:Indigenous Australians
1667:
1626:
1552:
1533:
1506:
1490:site off the coast of
1451:
1358:
1279:
1161:
1106:
1105:and its foreign driver
956:
916:to protect the grave.
887:
663:
472:
359:
156:. The treasure of the
82:
60:
48:
5776:Lamentation of Christ
5394:Buddhist Architecture
5233:Michalski, Sergiusz.
5098:Kipfer, Barbara Ann.
4960:Groseclose, Barbara.
4184:"Brasses, Monumental"
4048:for more detailsâthe
3234:Oakes and Gahlin, 236
3106:Kipfer, "Menhir", 348
2863:Mausoleum of Khomeini
2781:in Paris (1994), the
2753:and completed in 2000
2740:
2648:Mausoleum of Khomeini
2407:
2275:
2260:
2211:, and bishops with a
2200:in Rome or the Czech
2149:
1961:
1889:
1695:people create carved
1657:
1650:Traditional societies
1624:
1608:North American mounds
1562:and metal, including
1547:
1531:
1519:Mesoamerican ballgame
1504:
1441:
1347:6th-century Japanese
1346:
1311:of the West, and the
1273:
1159:
1127:bronze ritual vessels
1091:
945:
924:or the winged female
900:Etruscan civilization
872:
842:Alexander Sarcophagus
734:ancient Greek pottery
722:Fayum mummy portraits
633:
470:
350:
66:
54:
35:
6196:The Triumph of Death
6098:Death and the Maiden
5770:Death and the Maiden
5730:and mortality in art
5641:. London: Batsford.
5247:Mohen, Jean-Pierre.
4914:Gargett, Robert H. "
4876:, UBC Press, 2005,
4856:El-Shahawy, Abeer.
4845:Downey, Glanville. "
4835:, Routledge, 1988,
4776:Etruscan Italy today
4402:The New York Times,
4163:26 July 2011 at the
3840:23 June 2008 at the
2859:presidential library
2233:Canterbury Cathedral
2225:St Cuthbert's coffin
2186:Pope Urban VIII
2028:symbols were left.
2010:Hofkirche, Innsbruck
1890:Plaster cast of the
1633:origins. However, a
1538:Zapotec civilization
1167:, in "three-colour"
585:Twenty-fifth Dynasty
526:Representational art
463:Art of ancient Egypt
379: 4510 BCE
145:ship burial and the
127:Tutankhamun treasure
37:Tomb of Philippe Pot
6182:The Shadow of Death
6175:The Garden of Death
6119:La Calavera Catrina
6105:Death and the Miser
5635:Curl, James Stevens
5582:, JHU Press. 1996.
5550:Early Christian Art
5397:, Grafikol, 2010,
5384:2 June 2007 at the
5277:Jaina Standing Lady
5205:Wesleyan University
4721:Benson, Elizabeth P
4654:Brasses, Monumental
4101:monuments like the
4026:Syndicus, 39, 72â90
3890:The Daily Telegraph
3825:by Andrew Gulliford
2980:(Online ed.).
2798:in Tokyo, which is
2771:Holocaust memorials
2733:Contemporary period
2476:Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
2287:Notre Dame de Paris
2283:Katarzyna OpaliĆska
2178:and works like the
2112:St Paul's Cathedral
1915:sculpted sarcophagi
1854:Tashiding Monastery
1662:cliff burial site.
995:Tomb of the Scipios
802:Alexander the Great
599:Seventeenth dynasty
569:Valley of the Kings
107:ancestor veneration
6288:Visual arts genres
5995:Hamlet's soliloquy
5918:Catacombs of Paris
5743:All flesh is grass
5557:American Antiquity
5548:Syndicus, Eduard;
5518:Spanel, Donald B.
5378:When Burial Begins
5221:Public Archaeology
5179:The Museum Journal
5102:, Springer, 2000.
4809:American Antiquity
4622:Bogucki, Peter I.
4347:Ruggles, Chapter 9
4237:Arnolfini Portrait
4232:Saltonstall Family
3538:Evasdottir, 158â60
3400:Toynbee, Chapter I
3377:Johnston, 489
3194:Boardman, Edwards
2885:Mourning portraits
2794:in Berlin and the
2779:Vel d'Hiv Memorial
2777:in Jerusalem, the
2755:
2678:SĂŒleymaniye Mosque
2580:Empires, like the
2418:
2395:Certosa di Bologna
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2030:Constantine I
2014:tomb of St Dominic
2004:. The monument to
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1713:people of central
1701:burial poles from
1683:typically feature
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1377:Takamatsuzuka Tomb
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1202:Qianling Mausoleum
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1043:Pyramid of Cestius
999:Castel Sant'Angelo
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938:Roman funerary art
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668:coin to pay Charon
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6066:Et in Arcadia ego
5648:978-0-7134-7336-0
5544:978-0-8047-4263-4
5487:Sickman, Laurence
5482:978-0-8122-4025-2
5403:978-0-9844043-0-8
5371:978-0-521-85889-2
5341:978-0-8109-3870-0
5306:978-1-875378-90-6
5271:978-0-19-507139-9
5213:978-0-8195-6040-7
5199:978-3-86195-096-7
5162:Early Renaissance
5108:978-0-306-46158-3
5012:. Washington DC:
4882:978-0-7748-0930-6
4841:978-0-7102-1370-9
4763:978-0-520-01844-0
4751:Cohen, Kathleen.
4719:, Snow, Dean and
4712:978-0-8061-3542-7
4648:978-0-226-06457-4
4634:978-1-57718-112-5
4566:978-0-7546-0693-2
4550:978-0-226-03437-9
4088:Levey 1967, 57â59
4050:Orthodox churches
3957:978-1-60413-097-3
3225:Boardman, 212, 15
2988:(Subscription or
2954:Banister Fletcher
2835:Lenin's Mausoleum
2820:Socialist Realism
2509:Samanid Mausoleum
2217:Stonyhurst Gospel
2096:Dukes of Burgundy
2065:Early Renaissance
2025:Eastern Orthodoxy
1968:equestrian statue
1899:Catacombs of Rome
1860:, as well as the
1612:Grave Creek Mound
1515:this Flickr photo
1422:mausoleum in the
1303:of the East, the
1293:three-legged bird
1185:in the form of a
1146:First Qin Emperor
1115:jade burial suits
779:Tanagra figurines
714:Tomb of the Diver
688:animal sacrifices
672:ferryman to Hades
573:Theban Necropolis
368:Iberian peninsula
314:ancestor portrait
123:Egyptian pyramids
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5041:Insoll Timothy.
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1872:Christianity
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1723:Kasubi Tombs
1707:burial trees
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1628:
1590:such as the
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1453:
1444:"shaft tomb"
1434:The Americas
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5978:Book of Job
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4311:Insoll, 172
3812:Kubler, 164
3803:Kubler, 163
3753:Kubler, 266
3613:Goldin, 548
3499:Hall, 77â82
3490:Hall, 54â61
3436:Toynbee, 38
3391:Davies, 632
3341:Holiday, 73
3270:Wright, 391
3252:Richter, 57
3073:Nevali Cori
2917:Pre-Classic
2851:Che Guevara
2847:Kim Il-Sung
2686:YeĆil TĂŒrbe
2602:chahar-bagh
2430:Art Nouveau
2426:avant-garde
2160:Black Death
2152:Renaissance
2122:), and the
2063:is a grand
2002:pilgrimages
1970:at the left
1919:iconography
1878:tomb effigy
1564:death masks
1523:psychopomps
1456:Mesoamerica
1410:particular
1391:mounds and
1373:Kitora Tomb
1309:White Tiger
1179:spirit road
1150:Han dynasty
974:columbarium
806:Hellenistic
776:Hellenistic
561:Old Kingdom
415:petroglyphs
337:Pre-history
308:figures of
285:John Weever
269:grave field
237:gravestones
221:long barrow
201:grave goods
192:Terminology
166:sarcophagus
162:Tutankhamun
74:(d. 1558),
6257:Categories
5990:Left Ginza
5957:Literature
5835:Death mask
5756:Consolatio
5749:Carpe diem
5525:Stone, K.
4518:References
4388:Shah Jahan
4266:"Cemetery"
3666:Park 33â34
3216:Robins, 74
3207:James, 122
3176:Spanel, 23
2992:required.)
2971:"funerary"
2946:, such as
2824:conceptual
2792:Neue Wache
2775:Yad Vashem
2773:, such as
2709:Kota GedMe
2630:Gol Gumbaz
2582:Gur-e Amir
2570:Malek Tomb
2511:, c. 910,
2432:and a few
2351:The large
2345:Calvinists
2317:Hatchments
2301:catafalque
2281:for Queen
2114:, London,
2081:Romanesque
2073:Michelozzo
1876:See also:
1778:Angkor Wat
1610:, such as
1556:Naj Tunich
1460:sarcophagi
1426:temple at
1381:terracotta
1120:Sanxingdui
1069:, treated
1051:Common Era
979:inhumation
892:sarcophagi
783:Macedonian
744:terracotta
706:bas-relief
676:epitaphios
520:false door
445:often are
439:runestones
403:Bronze Age
364:megalithic
318:psychopomp
265:necropolis
261:Alexandria
143:Sutton Hoo
102:megalithic
6047:Totentanz
5444:Parnassus
4118:Hall, 325
4070:Welch, 26
3622:Brown, 44
3136:Stone, 37
3097:Mohen, 87
3088:Mohen, 70
2828:Holocaust
2814:. In the
2759:modernism
2747:Holocaust
2610:pavilions
2594:Taj Mahal
2590:Samarkand
2558:Jerusalem
2529:(1560s),
2422:Symbolism
2410:bourgeois
2378:Old World
2365:, led by
2245:vestments
2194:ossuaries
2139:, led by
2069:Donatello
1988:ossuaries
1819:Borobudur
1799:cremation
1762:Cremation
1746:Kane Kwei
1742:Ga people
1644:Methodism
1554:The Maya
1424:Sennyƫ-ji
969:cremation
865:Etruscans
795:Scythians
785:tombs of
530:encaustic
498:Ka statue
447:cenotaphs
399:Neolithic
353:Neolithic
253:Catacombs
215:, mound,
206:afterlife
186:mausoleum
182:Christian
147:Taj Mahal
129:, to the
94:cenotaphs
59:, d. 1450
41:pleurants
6230:Erlkönig
6071:Guercino
6058:Painting
6040:Erlkönig
5860:Memorial
5808:Ubi sunt
5659:(1992).
5637:(1993).
5382:Archived
4829:Dowman,
4444:madrassa
4161:Archived
4105:and the
3931:21 April
3910:Oxenham.
3896:21 April
3892:. London
3838:Archived
3781:raise".)
3653:UNESCO,
3631:UNESCO,
3409:Hall, 15
3198:, 688â89
3051:26 April
2869:See also
2826:war and
2808:genocide
2718:madrasah
2705:Javanese
2682:Istanbul
2618:minarets
2598:charbagh
2584:tomb of
2490:charbagh
2485:Paradise
2468:Muhammad
2434:Art Deco
2416:in Paris
2399:maquette
2393:and the
2341:Lutheran
2339:seen in
2061:Florence
2046:porphyry
1949:Anatolia
1842:chortens
1788:Buddhism
1782:Cambodia
1757:Hinduism
1715:Sulawesi
1703:ironwood
1698:pukumani
1492:Campeche
1472:La Venta
1470:site of
1191:chimeras
1187:tortoise
1039:freedman
1030:Republic
1017:Polybius
875:Etruscan
759:lekythos
650:Myrrhine
637:lekythos
387:Brittany
343:Megalith
293:epitaphs
273:cenotaph
160:Pharaoh
125:and the
111:dynastic
80:Istanbul
72:Roxelana
6076:Poussin
5899:Artwork
5885:Tragedy
5875:Requiem
5819:Vanitas
5781:Macabre
5423:Zwingli
5261:Mosse,
5207:Press.
4480:story,
4214:Leo Jud
4079:Downey.
3973:, from
3792:Zapotec
3644:Lee, 64
3548:Wu Hung
3156:serdabs
2839:AtatĂŒrk
2723:Qaitbay
2713:Imogiri
2674:Turkish
2659:Ottoman
2574:Timurid
2513:Bokhara
2480:Samarra
2353:Baroque
2289:in 1747
2221:Insular
2213:crozier
2209:sceptre
2190:Bernini
2085:Baroque
2018:Bologna
2008:in the
1998:shrines
1978:at the
1945:Lycians
1937:Judaism
1932:martyrs
1924:Chi Rho
1911:frescos
1905:of the
1850:Zanskar
1835:Tibetan
1731:Kabakas
1664:Tau tau
1631:Puritan
1448:Nayarit
1416:bodaiji
1412:bodaiji
1406:bodaiji
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1245:hunping
1133:. The
1022:clipeus
1003:Hadrian
948:cuirass
904:its art
886:in Rome
859:Bacchus
850:Lebanon
793:or the
787:Vergina
754:nuptial
718:Vergina
684:epitaph
640:at the
590:ushabti
581:Kushite
563:in the
515:reliefs
511:incense
494:mastaba
482:mummies
431:Menhirs
332:History
280:funeral
249:Eurasia
213:tumulus
172:of the
47:, Paris
6207:Poetry
6126:Plague
5890:Wreath
5855:Lament
5736:Themes
5667:
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5593:UNESCO
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2927:Belize
2843:Jinnah
2684:; the
2670:turban
2652:Tehran
2644:Qur'an
2614:Yamuna
2578:Mughal
2507:Brick
2472:Medina
2463:hadith
2428:after
2401:form.
2389:, the
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2171:transi
2108:Gothic
2104:Verona
2093:Valois
2077:gisant
1858:Sikkim
1827:pagoda
1815:Sanchi
1804:cetiya
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1774:Orchha
1727:Uganda
1711:Toraja
1689:Yolngu
1687:; the
1677:nsodie
1660:Toraja
1476:Oaxaca
1418:, the
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1384:haniwa
1350:haniwa
1328:haniwa
1299:: the
1170:sancai
1098:sancai
1041:, the
1008:atrium
953:Rhodes
922:Charun
834:frieze
810:satrap
791:Thrace
772:Hermes
739:larnax
710:fresco
693:kouros
670:, the
646:Hermes
607:shabti
506:serdab
501:effigy
433:, or "
407:dolmen
326:Charun
322:Hermes
225:coffin
217:kurgan
141:, the
137:, the
45:Louvre
6010:Music
5865:Mummy
5840:Elegy
5828:Forms
5728:Death
3997:candi
3975:Ghana
3196:et al
2986:
2891:Notes
2727:Cairo
2690:Bursa
2664:tĂŒrbe
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2586:Timur
2566:domed
2531:Delhi
2452:Islam
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2371:stela
2120:Doges
1993:crypt
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1838:lamas
1810:stupa
1673:masks
1592:Sican
1576:adobe
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1468:Olmec
1428:Kyoto
1389:kofun
1368:kofun
1355:Kofun
1339:Japan
1324:Korea
1276:Ji'an
1266:Korea
1213:Korea
1077:China
983:stela
926:Vanth
846:Sidon
768:Hades
654:Hades
652:, to
549:Khufu
271:. A
233:Stele
219:, or
178:Roman
174:Greek
119:Hindu
68:TĂŒrbe
5938:Film
5880:Tomb
5665:ISBN
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5610:ISBN
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5495:ISBN
5489:and
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4216:and
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3933:2010
3898:2010
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3312:here
3053:2010
3009:ISBN
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2576:and
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2071:and
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1691:and
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1560:jade
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