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Cliff Face, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
Image by Sulaymaniyah Museum

Cliff Face, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The “cave” is carved into the cliff of the mountain and is approximately 8 meters above the ground level; it seems that the...
Medieval Tombs of Orbelian Princes
Image by James Blake Wiener

Medieval Tombs of Orbelian Princes

These medieval tombs belong to the Orbelian princes who dominated Armenia's Syunik province in the 14th and 15th centuries CE. These tombs date from that time period, and they are located in Yeghegis, Armenia.
Model of the Shrine & Tombs Under the Great Tumulus, Vergina
Image by David Grant

Model of the Shrine & Tombs Under the Great Tumulus, Vergina

A model of the shrine and tombs under the Great Tumulus at Vergina. From Unearthing the Family of Alexander the Great. Grant (2019). p49. Used with permission from Pen & Sword Books.
Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Ahura Mazda, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Two close-up images of “Ahura Mazda” at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The upper image dates to June 14, 1999, while the lower one was shot...
Lycian tombs, Xanthos
Image by Carole Raddato

Lycian tombs, Xanthos

The Harpy tomb and the pillared sarcophagus, two monumental Lycian tombs from Xanthos (Lycia, Turkey). The Harpy tomb (left) dates to approximately 480–470 BCE whilst the pillared sarcophagus (right) dates to the 4th century BCE.
Winged Figure, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Winged Figure, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Detail of the relief carved at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This winged figure lies at the left side above the entrance into the main burial...
Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Main Carving, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

This is the main scene, carved between the engaged Iranian ionic-style columns and above the entrance into the main chamber of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl...
Punic Tombs at Mahdia
Image by Njim Adel

Punic Tombs at Mahdia

Excavated tombs at the Punic necropolis of Mahdia, Tunisia, 5th-2nd century BCE.
Achaemenid Royal Tombs
Image by Carole Raddato

Achaemenid Royal Tombs

Tombs of the Achaemenid kings of Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I at Naqsh-e Rostam.
Headdress Detail, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Headdress Detail, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Detail of the relief carved at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This man stands on the left side. He wears what appears to be a “tiara”; a headdress...
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