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Dried body in fetal position.

EGYPTIAN NEOLITHIC Anonymous (c 7000 BCE - 3500 BCE)
Dried body in fetal position.

Skeleton in basket-work coffin.

EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD Anonymous (2920 BCE - 2650 BCE)
Skeleton in basket-work coffin.

Egyptian Mummy Head.

EGYPTIAN Anonymous
Egyptian Mummy Head.

Mummy of Hassaia. Prophet of Edfu.

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1070 BCE)
Mummy of Hassaia. Prophet of Edfu.

Wrapped Mummy.

EGYPTIAN LATE PERIOD Anonymous (c. 750 BCE-332 BCE)
Wrapped Mummy.

Wrapped Mummy. Detail.

EGYPTIAN LATE PERIOD Anonymous (c. 750 BCE-332 BCE)
Wrapped Mummy. Detail.

Zoroastrian Ossuary.

SOGDIAN Anonymous (c. 700 BCE - 800 CE)
Zoroastrian Ossuary.

Zoroastrian Ossuary.

SOGDIAN Anonymous (c. 700 BCE - 800 CE)
Zoroastrian Ossuary.

Tomb of Ramose. Women mourning at funeral of Ramose.

EGYPTIAN XVIII DYNASTY Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1293 BCE)
Tomb of Ramose. Women mourning at funeral of Ramose.

Tomb of Ramose. Women mourning at funeral of Ramose.

EGYPTIAN XVIII DYNASTY Anonymous (c.1570 BCE - 1293 BCE)
Tomb of Ramose. Women mourning at funeral of Ramose.

Battle of Til-Tula. Assyrian triumph over an Elamite city. Detail of corpses and

ASSYRIAN Anonymous  (1600 BCE - 612 BCE)
Battle of Til-Tula. Assyrian triumph over an Elamite city. Detail of corpses and

Kylix Krater. Death of Sarpedon with Sleep & Death. Hermes & two Trojans.

EUPHRONIOS (act. 520 BCE-470 BCE)
Kylix Krater. Death of Sarpedon with Sleep & Death. Hermes & two Trojans.

Kylix. Eos Carrying the Dead Memnon (The Memnon Pieta).

DOURIS (act. 500 BCE - 475 BCE)
Kylix. Eos Carrying the Dead Memnon (The Memnon Pieta).

Lekythos. Handclasp (Dexiosis).

QUADRATE PAINTER (act. late 5th c.)
Lekythos. Handclasp (Dexiosis).

Cup. Ajax & Tekmessa.

BRYGOS PAINTER (490 BCE - 480 BCE)
Cup. Ajax & Tekmessa.

Cup. Ajax & Tekmessa. Detail: Ajax.

BRYGOS PAINTER (490 BCE - 480 BCE)
Cup. Ajax & Tekmessa. Detail: Ajax.

Lekanis cover. Pentheus Killed by Maenads.

GREEK RED-FIGURE Anonymous (act. c. 530 BCE - c. 250 BCE)
Lekanis cover. Pentheus Killed by Maenads.

Oinochoe. Orestes & Pylades Murder Aegisthus.

WIND GROUP (act. c. 325 BCE-305 BCE)
Oinochoe. Orestes & Pylades Murder Aegisthus.

Temple of Artemis. Column Base.

GREEK CLASSICAL Anonymous (480 BCE - 323 BCE)
Temple of Artemis. Column Base.

Temple of Artemis. Death. column base.

GREEK CLASSICAL Anonymous (480 BCE - 323 BCE)
Temple of Artemis. Death. column base.

Tombstone of a warrior & family.

GREEK CLASSICAL Anonymous (480 BCE - 323 BCE)
Tombstone of a warrior & family.

Dying Gaul.

EPIGONOS (active c. 250 BCE - c. 200 BCE)
Dying Gaul.

Funerary statuette (probably Persephone).

GRECO-ROMAN Anonymous
Funerary statuette (probably Persephone).

Funerary statuette (probably Persephone).

GRECO-ROMAN Anonymous
Funerary statuette (probably Persephone).

Sarcophagus of a child. Detail: Mourning dead child.

ROMAN IMPERIAL Anonymous (c. 27 BCE - 284 CE)
Sarcophagus of a child. Detail: Mourning dead child.

Reclining male figure preserved in hardened lava after eruption of Mt.Vesuvius

ROMAN IMPERIAL Anonymous (c. 27 BCE - 284 CE)
Reclining male figure preserved in hardened lava after eruption of Mt.Vesuvius

Reclining male figure preserved in hardened lava after eruption of Mt.Vesuvius

ROMAN IMPERIAL Anonymous (c. 27 BCE - 284 CE)
Reclining male figure preserved in hardened lava after eruption of Mt.Vesuvius

Symbols of life & death.

ROMAN REPUBLICAN Anonymous
Symbols of life & death.

Mictlantecuhtli (God of Death).

TEOTIHUACAN Anonymous (Early Classic c. 1 - 600)
Mictlantecuhtli (God of Death).

Bottle with skeletons playing pipes.

LAMBAYEQUE Anonymous (active Late Intermediate c. 700-1450)
Bottle with skeletons playing pipes.

Vessel with birds eating the organs of a man.

RECUAY Anonymous
Vessel with birds eating the organs of a man.

Skeleton Playing a Drum.

MOCHE Anonymous (active Early Intermediate-Middle Horizon c. 100 - 1000)
Skeleton Playing a Drum.

Enthroned figure of death. Detail.

VERACRUZ Anonymous
Enthroned figure of death. Detail.

Shri-Devi: the Goddess Kuva with skulls.

SOGDIAN Anonymous (c. 700 BCE - 800 CE)
Shri-Devi: the Goddess Kuva with skulls.

Coatlicue. Goddess of earth & life & death.

AZTEC Anonymous (c 1193 - c 1516)
Coatlicue. Goddess of earth & life & death.

Universal death & destruction.

HINDU DYNASTIES Anonymous (active c 600 - c. 1600)
Universal death & destruction.

Bhubaneshwar. Rajarani Temple. Yama the god of Death. Guardian of the south.

GANGA DYNASTY Anonymous (350 - 1435)
Bhubaneshwar. Rajarani Temple. Yama the god of Death. Guardian of the south.

Seated Mummy.

PRE-COLUMBIAN PERUVIAN Anonymous
Seated Mummy.

Seated Mummy.

PRE-COLUMBIAN PERUVIAN Anonymous
Seated Mummy.

Mourning figure.

JENNE Anonymous (aka Djenne; active c. 800 - present)  
Mourning figure.

Mourning figure.

JENNE Anonymous (aka Djenne; active c. 800 - present)  
Mourning figure.

Tula. Coatepantli (serpent wall).

TOLTEC Anonymous (active Post Classic c. 900 - 1200)
Tula. Coatepantli (serpent wall).

Royal Palace Door.Female Sacrifice.

OLOWE OF ISE(c. 1860-1875 - 1938)
Royal Palace Door.Female Sacrifice.

Death as a Knight.

SPANISH ROMANESQUE Anonymous (act. c. 1050 - 1250)
Death as a Knight.

Lavaudieu Abbey.Dome. Anthropos killing with the plague.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Lavaudieu Abbey.Dome. Anthropos killing with the plague.

Triumph of Death.

Francesco TRAINI (act. 1321 - 1369)
Triumph of Death.

Altarpiece of St. Sebastian & Plague. Detail of Scene of Plague.

FLORENTINE Anonymous
Altarpiece of St. Sebastian & Plague. Detail of Scene of Plague.

Death of King Edward. Detail. Bayeux Tapestry.

ANGLO-NORMAN Anonymous (1066 - 1154)
Death of King Edward. Detail. Bayeux Tapestry.

Bayeux Tapestry. Death of Edward the Confessor. |

ANGLO-NORMAN Anonymous (1066 - 1154)
Bayeux Tapestry. Death of Edward the Confessor. |

Funeral of Saint Francis.

BICCI DI LORENZO (1368 - 1452)
Funeral of Saint Francis.

Misericord. Detail: Death as the drummer from tournament.

BRITISH GOTHIC Anonymous (c. 1230 - c. 1500)
Misericord. Detail: Death as the drummer from tournament.

Transi from Tomb of Cardinal Legrange (d.1402).

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Transi from Tomb of Cardinal Legrange (d.1402).

Transi Cardinal Legrange (d. 1402). Detail.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Transi Cardinal Legrange (d. 1402). Detail.

Refectory window panel. Death of St. Vincent.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Refectory window panel. Death of St. Vincent.

Archangel Michael. Last Judgment with Transi figure.

GERMAN GOTHIC Anonymous (active 1200 - 1550)
Archangel Michael. Last Judgment with Transi figure.

Wurzburg. Marienkirche. Transi of Inane Michel.

GERMAN GOTHIC Anonymous (active 1200 - 1550)
Wurzburg. Marienkirche. Transi of Inane Michel.

Guillaume Lefranchois dit Potier (d. 1446).

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Guillaume Lefranchois dit Potier (d. 1446).

Funeral pall with Skeleton below Cross.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Funeral pall with Skeleton below Cross.

Ward of the Hôtel Dieu.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Ward of the Hôtel Dieu.

Apocalypse Ms. Body & Soul. Detail.

GERMAN GOTHIC Anonymous (active 1200 - 1550)
Apocalypse Ms. Body & Soul. Detail.

Apocalypse Ms. Corpse with men of all estates.

GERMAN GOTHIC Anonymous (active 1200 - 1550)
Apocalypse Ms. Corpse with men of all estates.

Apocalypse Ms. Death and the World.

GERMAN GOTHIC Anonymous (active 1200 - 1550)
Apocalypse Ms. Death and the World.

Apocalypse Ms. Corpse as Reaper.

GERMAN GOTHIC Anonymous (active 1200 - 1550)
Apocalypse Ms. Corpse as Reaper.

Disputacioun Beweeyx the Body and Wormes.Tomb of a Woman.

BRITISH Anonymous
Disputacioun Beweeyx the Body and Wormes.Tomb of a Woman.

Disputacioun Beweeyx the Body and Wormes.Tomb of a King.

BRITISH Anonymous
Disputacioun Beweeyx the Body and Wormes.Tomb of a King.

Seven Sacraments Altarpiece.Right panel. Detail: Extreme Unction.

Rogier van der WEYDEN (1399/1400 - 1464)
Seven Sacraments Altarpiece.Right panel. Detail: Extreme Unction.

Triptych of the Redemption. Crucifixion Panel. Detail of Sacraments.

Rogier van der WEYDEN (1399/1400 - 1464)
Triptych of the Redemption. Crucifixion Panel. Detail of Sacraments.

Death of Francesca Pitti Turmabuoni. Detail

Andrea del VERROCCHIO (1435 - 1488)
Death of Francesca Pitti Turmabuoni. Detail

La Chaise-Dieu church. Abbey of St. Robert.Dance of Death.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
La Chaise-Dieu church. Abbey of St. Robert.Dance of Death.

La Chaise-Dieu church. Abbey of St. Robert.Dance of Death. Detail.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
La Chaise-Dieu church. Abbey of St. Robert.Dance of Death. Detail.

Saint-Robert abbey church.Dance of Death (la danse macabre).

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Saint-Robert abbey church.Dance of Death (la danse macabre).

Dance of Death (la danse macabre).

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Dance of Death (la danse macabre).

Danse Macabre.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Danse Macabre.

Three Live & Three Dead.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Three Live & Three Dead.

Dance of Death (la danse macabre).

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Dance of Death (la danse macabre).

Apocalypse tapestry. Detail: Death as an archer

NETHERLANDISH RENAISSANCE Anonymous (1420-1550)
Apocalypse tapestry. Detail: Death as an archer

Death of St. Sebastian.

Josse LIEFERINXE (1493- 1508)
Death of St. Sebastian.

You or Death.

LATE GOTHIC Anonymous (1350 - 1550)
You or Death.

Parade shield. Detail: Knight & Death.

FRANCO-FLEMISH Anonymous
Parade shield. Detail: Knight & Death.

Vanity & Death.

Hans MEMLING (c. 1430/1440 - 1494)
Vanity & Death.

Miser and Death.

Jan PROVOST (1470 - 1529)
Miser and Death.

Miser & Death.

Jan PROVOST (1470 - 1529)
Miser & Death.

Miser & Death. Detail of Death presents Bill.

Jan PROVOST (1470 - 1529)
Miser & Death. Detail of Death presents Bill.

Death on Horseback.

Albrecht DÜRER (1471-1528)
Death on Horseback.

Rock Crystal Skull.

AZTEC Anonymous (c 1193 - c 1516)
Rock Crystal Skull.

Rock Crystal Skull.

AZTEC Anonymous (c 1193 - c 1516)
Rock Crystal Skull.

Tomb of Guidarello Guidarelli. Detail .

Tullio LOMBARDO (1455 - 1532)
Tomb of Guidarello Guidarelli. Detail .

Death & the Maiden.

FRENCH GOTHIC Anonymous (active c. 1150 - c. 1500)
Death & the Maiden.

Allegory of Vanity.

Gregor ERHART (1460 - 1540)
Allegory of Vanity.

Allegory of Vanity.

Gregor ERHART (1460 - 1540)
Allegory of Vanity.

Allegory of Vanity.

Gregor ERHART (1460 - 1540)
Allegory of Vanity.

Standing Figure of Death.

FRENCH RENAISSANCE Anonymous (active c. 1500 - 1600)
Standing Figure of Death.

Standing Skeleton.

Ligier RICHIER (c. 1500-1567)
Standing Skeleton.

Ivory Bead with Lovers and Death. Reverse.

FRENCH LATE GOTHIC Anonymous (c. 1300-1599)
Ivory Bead with Lovers and Death. Reverse.

Ivory Bead with Lovers and Death.

FRENCH RENAISSANCE Anonymous (active c. 1500 - 1600)
Ivory Bead with Lovers and Death.

Allegories of Truth & Music.

Hans BALDUNG GRIEN (1484-1545)
Allegories of Truth & Music.

Allegories of Truth & Music.Detail. Truth.

Hans BALDUNG GRIEN (1484-1545)
Allegories of Truth & Music.Detail. Truth.

Three Stages of Life and Death.

Hans BALDUNG GRIEN (1484-1545)
Three Stages of Life and Death.

Knight Girl and Death.

Hans BALDUNG GRIEN (1484-1545)
Knight Girl and Death.

Death & the maiden.

Niklaus MANUEL (c.1484 - 1550)
Death & the maiden.

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