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Tomb of King Midas
Image by Dennis Jarvis

Tomb of King Midas

The 8th-century BCE Tumulus MM, otherwise known as the 'Tomb of Midas', outside Gordium, capital of Phrygia (modern Turkey). It is the second-largest ancient tumulus in Anatolia.
Warrior Women of the World of Ancient Macedon
Article by David Grant

Warrior Women of the World of Ancient Macedon

The 8th November is celebrated as Archangels Day in Greece, but on that November day in 1977 CE something remarkable happened: an excavation team led by Professor Manolis Andronikos were roped down into the eerie gloom of an unlooted Macedonian-styled...
Golden-Plated Gorytos (Quiver)
Image by Antonios Gavriilidis

Golden-Plated Gorytos (Quiver)

Golden-plated gorytos (quiver) found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological Museum...
Warrior Sekijin
Image by James Blake Wiener

Warrior Sekijin

A warrior sekijin or tomb marker. Iwatoyama Tumulus, Yoshida, Fukuoka, Japan. Kofun Period, 6th century CE. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum).
Japanese Gilt Bronze Shoes
Image by James Blake Wiener

Japanese Gilt Bronze Shoes

Gilt bronze shoes, most likely imports from the Korean Peninsula. Etafunayama Tumulus, Nagomi-machi, Kumamoto, Japan. Kofun Period, 5th-6th century CE. National Treasure. (Tokyo National Museum)
Japanese Visored Helmet
Image by James Blake Wiener

Japanese Visored Helmet

A bronze visored helmet with gilt decoration. From Nihonmatsuyama Tumulus, Matsuokayoshinozakai, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, Japan. Kofun Period, 5th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)
Iron Peritrachelion (gorget) from Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina
Image by Antonios Gavriilidis

Iron Peritrachelion (gorget) from Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina

Iron peritrachelion (gorget) with golden-silver decorative plate found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century...
Japanese Inlaid Iron Sword (Detail)
Image by James Blake Wiener

Japanese Inlaid Iron Sword (Detail)

A detail of an inlaid iron sword. From Eta Funayama Tumulus, Nagomi-machi, Tamana-gun, Kumamoto, Japan. Kofun Period, 5th-6th century CE. National Treasure. Tokyo National Museum.
Chinese Bronze Mirror
Image by James Blake Wiener

Chinese Bronze Mirror

Engraved Chinese bronze mirror with a deity and horse carriage design. From the 4th-5th century CE Samitatakarazuka Tumulus, Japan. From 2nd-3rd century CE China. Important Cultural Property. (Tokyo National Museum)
Ancient Korean or Japanese Jar
Image by James Blake Wiener

Ancient Korean or Japanese Jar

This jar was excavated from a box-style stone coffin in Daishogunyama Tumulus on Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean peninsula. Its round body was created by lightly beating the outer surface of the bottom part with a beating...
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