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The royal necropolis of Ayaa was a group of two hypogea housing a total of 21 sarcophagi of kings and nobles of the Phoenician city of Sidon in Lebanon. The sarcophagi were highly diverse in style, ranging across Egyptian, Greek, Lycian and Phoenician styles. 6th-4th century BCE

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The royal necropolis of Ayaa was a group of two hypogea housing a total of 21 sarcophagi of kings and nobles of the Phoenician city of Sidon in Lebanon. The sarcophagi were highly diverse in style, ranging across Egyptian, Greek, Lycian and Phoenician styles. 6th-4th century BCE

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Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of Sidon 539-525 BC. It was unearthed from an ancient necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon, imported from Egypt, but inscribed in Phoenician language. When found, it was the first and largest Phoenician inscription ever discovered in Phoenicia proper...

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Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of Sidon 539-525 BC. It was unearthed from an ancient necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon, imported from Egypt, but inscribed in Phoenician language. When found, it was the first and largest Phoenician inscription ever discovered in Phoenicia proper...

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A relief of a ship, on a Phoenician sarcophagus from Sidon , dated to 2nd c. CE. Housed at the Beirut Museum

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A relief of a ship, on a Phoenician sarcophagus from Sidon , dated to 2nd c. CE. Housed at the Beirut Museum

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Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe

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Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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Mummy of Sitre In, wet nurse of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut . Although not a member of the royal family, she received the honour of a burial in the royal necropolis, and more precisely in the tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt

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Mummy of Sitre In, wet nurse of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut . Although not a member of the royal family, she received the honour of a burial in the royal necropolis, and more precisely in the tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt

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Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Thutmose II, first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was uncovered over a century ago. Thutmose II, one of the greatest pharaohs, was Queen Hatshepsut's husband, and his tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.

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Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Thutmose II, first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was uncovered over a century ago. Thutmose II, one of the greatest pharaohs, was Queen Hatshepsut's husband, and his tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty.

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The granite core or CORE 7, was found by the archaeologist Petrie in Giza, Egypt, and was made by the ancient Egyptians using a tubular drill. 4th Dynasty , now housed at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology in London

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The granite core or CORE 7, was found by the archaeologist Petrie in Giza, Egypt, and was made by the ancient Egyptians using a tubular drill. 4th Dynasty , now housed at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology in London

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Grave Goods of a 9th century BCE aristocratic woman buried near the royal tombs in the Macedonian necropolis of Aigai, Greece

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Grave Goods of a 9th century BCE aristocratic woman buried near the royal tombs in the Macedonian necropolis of Aigai, Greece

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This gold head of the falcon god Horus, lord of the sun and patron deity of kingship, was discovered beneath the floor of the main chamber of his temple in Hierakonpolis, Egypt. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Old Kingdom, ca. 2345-2181 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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This gold head of the falcon god Horus, lord of the sun and patron deity of kingship, was discovered beneath the floor of the main chamber of his temple in Hierakonpolis, Egypt. The eyes are inlaid with obsidian. Old Kingdom, ca. 2345-2181 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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A portrait head of a princess from el-Lisht necropolis, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Wood and gilding, 12th Dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1991-1962 BCE

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Electrum hectae from the ancient city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos in Greece, 6th-4th century BCE

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Electrum hectae from the ancient city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos in Greece, 6th-4th century BCE

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Sarcophagus for a Baboon, an offering to the god Thoth. Egypt, 4th - 1st century BCE

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Sarcophagus for a Baboon, an offering to the god Thoth. Egypt, 4th - 1st century BCE

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A bronze disc-armor with human figures and fantastic animals, found in the Picene necropolis of Pitino di San Severino in Italy. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche

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A bronze disc-armor with human figures and fantastic animals, found in the Picene necropolis of Pitino di San Severino in Italy. 6th-5th century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of the Marche

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