Tombs at Xanthos
Xanthos, also called Xanthus, was a chief city state of the Lycians, an indigenous people of southwestern Anatolia (present-day Turkey). Many of the tombs at Xanthos are pillar tombs, formed of a stone burial chamber on top of a large stone pillar. The body would be placed in the top of the stone structure, elevating it above the landscape. The tombs are for men who ruled in a Lycian dynasty from the mid-6th century to the mid-4th century BCE and help to show the continuity of their power in the region. Not only do the tombs serve as a form of monumentalization to preserve the memory of the rulers, but they also reveal the adoption of Greek style of decoration.
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Tombs at Xanthos
Xanthos, also called Xanthus, was a chief city state of the Lycians, an indigenous people of southwestern Anatolia (present-day Turkey). Many of the tombs at Xanthos are pillar tombs, formed of a stone burial chamber on top of a large stone pillar. The body would be placed in the top of the stone structure, elevating it above the landscape. The tombs are for men who ruled in a Lycian dynasty from the mid-6th century to the mid-4th century BCE and help to show the continuity of their power in the region. Not only do the tombs serve as a form of monumentalization to preserve the memory of the rulers, but they also reveal the adoption of Greek style of decoration.
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Ajanta Cave 9
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Illustration of the original Nereid Monument.
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Reconstructed Reliefs of Harpy Tomb, British Museum.
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Reconstruction drawing of the tomb by Viollet-le-Duc, with complete base.
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Reconstruction of the Nereid Monument, British Museum.
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Sarcophagus at Xanthos, Lycia.
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Sarcophagus, back view
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The Harpy Tomb, dating from 480-470 BC, Xanthos, Lycia.
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The tomb of Payava, a Lykian aristocrat, about 375-360 BCE, from Xanthos, British Museum.
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Tomb of Payava and Lomas Rishi cave entrance .
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