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    Nereid Monument (Tomb of Arbinas) The Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in Lycia (then part of the Achaemenid Persian Empire), close to...
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    In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides (/ˈnɪəriɪdz/ NEER-ee-idz; Ancient Greek: Νηρηΐδες, romanized: Nērēḯdes; sg. Νηρηΐς, Nērēḯs, also Νημερτές)...
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    territory Mausolus had invaded and annexed c. 360 BC, such as the Nereid Monument. The Mausoleum was approximately 45 m (148 ft) in height, and the four...
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    who ruled circa 430/20-400 BCE. He is most famous for his tomb, the Nereid Monument, now on display in the British Museum. Coinage seems to indicate that...
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    individual's name in the Lycian inscription are missing. The Greek Nereid Monument is a tomb named for the three women between the columns on the front...
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    of the Xanthian Obelisk's deceased as Lycian Kheriga, Greek Gergis (Nereid Monument), a king reigning approximately 440–410 BC, over a century later than...
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    the region. Xanthos influenced its neighbours architecturally; the Nereid Monument directly inspired the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in the region of Caria...
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    with wind-blown drapery, which adorned the Nereid Monument at Xanthos, though usually identified as Nereids, have sometimes been identified as Aurae. Aura...
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    An actor and actress performing a play in front of the Nereid Monument, Room 17, the British Museum, London...
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    Xanthos in Asia Minor Lion Tomb, (550–500 BC) Harpy Tomb, (480–470 BC) Nereid Monument, partial reconstruction of a large and elaborate Lykian tomb, (390–380...
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    Harpy Tomb (redirect from Harpy monument)
    Michailidis, though bearing a "Greek appearance", the Harpy Tomb, the Nereid Monument and the Tomb of Payava were built according main Zoroastrian criteria...
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  • architectural influences upon other cities of the region, with the Nereid Monument directly inspiring the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Caria. Letoon...
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  • sources show archers wearing Linothorax or leather armor (like on the Nereid Monument), helmets, or even a cuirass. Ancient Cretan archers were said to also...
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    Greece to study ancient memorials - the Nereid Monument at Xanthus greatly influenced his design. The monument is built of sandstone quarried in the Matopo...
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    Room 17, the Nereid Monument at the British Museum, London. An actress performs a play in front of the monument....
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    architectural styles with those of Anatolian structures such as the Nereid Monument at Xanthos in Lycia. The leading craftsmen who designed and built the...
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    The satrap Arbinas wearing a kyrbasia. Nereid Monument....
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    aryballos Mâcon Treasure Mainz Gladius Meroë Head Minoan Bull-leaper Nereid Monument Oscan Tablet Papyri of Oxyrhynchus 84 85 102 103 Paramythia Hoard Perciles...
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    bearing a "Greek appearance", the Tomb of Payava, the Harpy Tomb and the Nereid Monument were built according to the main Zoroastrian criteria "by being composed...
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    a comparison to Graeco-Roman buildings of western Asia Minor (e.g. Nereid Monument, Belevi Mausoleum, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus), the discovery of nearby...
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    architects by the Imperial War Graves Commission to design war cemeteries and monuments for British Commonwealth soldiers killed in the conflict. Out of this...
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    The Blau Monuments are a pair of inscribed stone objects from Mesopotamia now in the British Museum. They are commonly thought to be a form of ancient...
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  • the world, Bodrum Xanthos Tombs, Kınık, Turkey. Also known as the Nereid Monument Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan Lycian tombs at Simena, Üçağız Hierapolis...
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    aryballos Mâcon Treasure Mainz Gladius Meroë Head Minoan Bull-leaper Nereid Monument Oscan Tablet Papyri of Oxyrhynchus 84 85 102 103 Paramythia Hoard Perciles...
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    aryballos Mâcon Treasure Mainz Gladius Meroë Head Minoan Bull-leaper Nereid Monument Oscan Tablet Papyri of Oxyrhynchus 84 85 102 103 Paramythia Hoard Perciles...
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    antique monuments to England, where they may be seen today in the British Museum. They include reliefs from the Harpy Tomb and the Nereid Monument, amongst...
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    fourth century BCE and belongs to the same tradition as the earlier Nereid Monument and the later Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, blending Anatolian and Greek...
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    Hartel. Just prior to his death he produced a reconstruction of the Nereid Monument from Xanthos. Archäologische Untersuchungen auf Samothrake (1875) –...
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    Michailidis, though bearing a "Greek appearance", the Harpy Tomb, the Nereid Monument and the Tomb of Payava were built according main Zoroastrian criteria...
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    Ka'ba-ye Zartosht Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Tombs at Xanthos Harpy Tomb Nereid Monument Tomb of Payava Culture Old Persian cuneiform Old Persian Behistun Inscription...
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