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Nereid Monument
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The Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in Lycia, close to present-day Fethiye in Mugla Province, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted frie
The reconstructed façade of the monument in the British Museum
The reconstructed façade of the monument in the British Museum
Reconstitution of the original Nereid Monument, originally set on a high base
Reconstitution of the original Nereid Monument, originally set on a high base
Original podium of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos.
Original podium of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos.
Arbinas, owner of the tomb and Lycian dynast of the Achaemenid Empire, in Achaemenid dress on the Nereid Monument
Arbinas, owner of the tomb and Lycian dynast of the Achaemenid Empire, in Achaemenid dress on the Nereid Monument
Harpy Tomb
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The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia, a region of southwestern Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Built in the Pers
Nereid Monument
…the east façade of the monument would have looked like. According to Melanie Michailidis, though bearing a Greek appearance , the Nereid Monument, the Harpy Tomb and the Tomb of Payava were built in accordance with main Zoroastrian criteria "by being composed of thick stone, raised on plinths off the ground, and…
Harpy Tomb of Xanthos
Harpy Tomb of Xanthos
Harpy Tomb Reconstructed, 1905
Harpy Tomb Reconstructed, 1905
The replacement copies of the reliefs on the Harpy Tomb
The replacement copies of the reliefs on the Harpy Tomb
The Harpy Tomb reliefs in the British Museum
The Harpy Tomb reliefs in the British Museum