Tombs Collection (page 5)

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332794 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332792 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332791 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

The tomb of Zubaidah bint Ja'far, also Zobeide or Zobaida, Baghdad, Iraq, seen here in the 19th century
6428103 The tomb of Zubaidah bint Ja'far, also Zobeide or Zobaida, Baghdad, Iraq, seen here in the 19th century, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

Interior view, grave slab Thomas Perlo pastor, 1756
7242739 Interior view, grave slab Thomas Perlo pastor, 1756; Brakel, East Flanders, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church Opbrakel, (Sint-Martinuskerk), Interior Opbrakel, Sint-Martinuskerk, Brakel

Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse
5304933 Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse.; (add.info.: Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse. Horses would usually be sent into the afterlife with their owner)

Tomb of Julian de Medici. Julian de Medici (Giuliano de Medici (1478-1516), then Duke of Nemours
BEN5480711 Tomb of Julian de Medici. Julian de Medici (Giuliano de Medici (1478-1516), then Duke of Nemours, is represented as emperor

Detail of the tombs in the paving of the central nave of the church of Santa Croce made by Arnolfo di Cambio or Arnolfo
BEN5475069 Detail of the tombs in the paving of the central nave of the church of Santa Croce made by Arnolfo di Cambio or Arnolfo di Lapo (1245-1302/1310) circa 1385

Jesus rescues Lazarus in his tomb. 19th century (engraving)
NWI4917183 Jesus rescues Lazarus in his tomb. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Jesus rescues Lazarus in his tomb. 19th century colour engraving); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220634 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The discovery of the ancient megalithic tombs known as the Corte de Guadiana
3740651 The discovery of the ancient megalithic tombs known as the Corte de Guadiana'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the discovery of the ancient megalithic tombs known as the Corte de Guadiana)

Islamic Period
3499684 Islamic Period; (add.info.: Islamic Period. Tombstone of Aba al Salam ibn Saia. From Algaida (Mallorca, Balearic Islands). Museum of Mallorca

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480453 Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja. The tomb was discovered in a cemetery in West Thebes, overlooking the valley of Deir el-Medina)

Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480452 Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja)

Three sisters grieving, 1850
3478369 Three sisters grieving, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three sisters grieving the loss of their sister by her unmarked grave. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape
3507713 The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape; (add.info.: The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape. Egyptian Tu-pa-ai 18th dynasty 1700-1900BC.); Universal History Archive

Historical artifacts from Mexicos Indian past, 1885
2902262 Historical artifacts from Mexicos Indian past, 1885; (add.info.: Historic map of Mexico with Aztecs, Pyramids, votaries, idols, dolls, vessels. Printed in Spanish.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Archaeologists getting out of the tomb of Toutankhamon (-1345 / -1327), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty
1761649 Archaeologists getting out of the tomb of Toutankhamon (-1345 / -1327), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.; (add.info)

The Tomb of Esmunazar (engraving)
8632839 The Tomb of Esmunazar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tomb of Esmunazar)

Effigy of Rayer (engraving)
8632588 Effigy of Rayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Effigy of Rayer. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Jesus Apparait a Marie-Madeleine (engraving)
8629356 Jesus Apparait a Marie-Madeleine (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Apparait a Marie-Madeleine)

Tomb of Matilda Fitzwalter, Little Dunmow (litho)
8671783 Tomb of Matilda Fitzwalter, Little Dunmow (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Matilda Fitzwalter, Little Dunmow)

Tomb of Ines de Castro (colour litho)
8672890 Tomb of Ines de Castro (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Ines de Castro)

Alice, Countess of Derby's monument in Harefield Church (engraving)
8634842 Alice, Countess of Derby's monument in Harefield Church (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alice)

London: Tomb of Sir John Crosby, St Helen's (engraving)
8634211 London: Tomb of Sir John Crosby, St Helen's (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Sir John Crosby, St Helen's)

Entrance to the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (engraving)
8635000 Entrance to the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece)

Page of London views, 1835 (engraving)
8663244 Page of London views, 1835 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mount Scopus from St Stephen's Gate (engraving)
8638805 Mount Scopus from St Stephen's Gate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Scopus from St Stephen's Gate)

Chapel of St Benedict, Tomb of Cardinal Simon Langham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1376 (b/w photo)
8661593 Chapel of St Benedict, Tomb of Cardinal Simon Langham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1376 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Tomb of Eleanor of Castile, 1290, N side, towards Ambulatory (b/w photo)
8661598 Tomb of Eleanor of Castile, 1290, N side, towards Ambulatory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Eleanor of Castile, 1290, N side)

Tern, Till, Toad, Tomb, Toss, Town, Toys, Trap, Tree, Trot, Tube, Turn (engraving)
8650011 Tern, Till, Toad, Tomb, Toss, Town, Toys, Trap, Tree, Trot, Tube, Turn (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tern, Till, Toad, Tomb, Toss)

Queen Eleanor's Tomb (litho)
8649413 Queen Eleanor's Tomb (litho) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Eleanor's Tomb)

Old mansion and tomb of President Polk, Nashville (b/w photo)
8652904 Old mansion and tomb of President Polk, Nashville (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old mansion and tomb of President Polk, Nashville)

German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving)
8644818 German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century)

The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture (engraving)
8644813 The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8644859 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving)
8644778 Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving) by European School

Grand Harp (engraving)
8658533 Grand Harp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Harp. Illustration for Rays from the East or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures)

The Allahverdi Khan Bridge, popularly known as Si-o-se-pol, Isfahan, Iran, seen here in the 19th century
6428107 The Allahverdi Khan Bridge, popularly known as Si-o-se-pol, Isfahan, Iran, seen here in the 19th century, From Monuments de Tous les Peuples, published 1843.; Photo © Ken Welsh

Funerary monument, tomb of Rabiri, relief of priestess of Isis and deceased, 40 BC, from via Appia (sculpture)
6384306 Funerary monument, tomb of Rabiri, relief of priestess of Isis and deceased, 40 BC, from via Appia (sculpture); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio

Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas)
7337983 Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas) by Owen, William (1769-1825); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Resurrection, c.1635 (oil on panel)
5860788 The Resurrection, c.1635 (oil on panel) by Breenbergh, Bartholomeus (1599-1657); 35.5 x 20.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Bartholomeus Breenbergh)

Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy
AIS5387630 Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy; © Iberfoto

The servant girls, painting, 706
AIS5386889 The servant girls, painting, 706; (add.info.: The servant girls. Detail of a wall painting, dated 706, located in the tomb of Li Xian Hui (684-701), Princess Yongtai, in Xian (China)

Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)
AIS5342635 Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele); Museo de Burgos, Casa Miranda, Burgos

Tomb (Lying) of Catherine de Courtenay (1274-1307), Louis Comte d'Evreux (Louis of France, 1276-1319)
BEN5481310 Tomb (Lying) of Catherine de Courtenay (1274-1307), Louis Comte d'Evreux (Louis of France, 1276-1319), Margaret of Artois (Margaret of Burgundy, 1309-1382)

Tomb of Laurent de Medici: detail of the face of Aurora. Marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as
BEN5463571 Tomb of Laurent de Medici: detail of the face of Aurora. Marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as Michelangelo (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475 - 1564), 1531

A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950310 A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

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Tombs, scattered across the vast landscapes of our world, hold stories of ancient civilizations and remarkable individuals. From the Lycian rock tombs in Dalyan, Anatolia, Turkey to the Treasury in Petra, Jordan; these architectural marvels stand as testaments to human ingenuity and reverence for the departed. In Asia Minor's Eurasia region lies Owen Jones Egyptian 10 - a tomb adorned with intricate carvings that transport us back to a time when pharaohs ruled over Egypt. Meanwhile, within the Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo rests Christopher Columbus' supposed final resting place – an interior shrouded in mystery and historical significance. A copy of Thracian tomb of Kazanlak stands proudly as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bulgaria's Kazanlak region. Its presence reminds us of the rich cultural heritage that Europe holds within its borders. Across the English Channel lies Templars church in London – a solemn reminder of medieval knights who once protected sacred relics. No discussion about tombs is complete without mentioning the awe-inspiring Pyramids at Giza. These colossal structures have stood tall for centuries, captivating visitors from around the globe with their enigmatic allure. In Orchha, India, Royal Chattris pay homage to kings and queens long gone but forever remembered through these ornate memorials. The Tomb of Rekhmire on West Bank's Thebes offers glimpses into ancient Egyptian arts and crafts through its vivid scenes depicted on its walls. A UNESCO World Heritage Site itself, it serves as a testament to humanity's enduring love for creativity even after death. Traveling further eastward brings us to Morocco's Saadian Tombs dating back to Sultan Ahmed Al Mansour’s reign – an exquisite example showcasing Islamic architecture intertwined with history. Finally, we cannot overlook Egypt's Sphinx; its hollow head gazes upon all who visit this iconic monument while guarding secrets lost amidst time.