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  • The body of Lazarus is wrapped in a shroud and a bishop and cleric preside over the ceremony, from the funeral of Lazarus, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral street scene in Sicily c. 1950, after a murder committed by the mafia, black and white photograph from the exhibition No Mafia Memorial, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The No Mafia Memorial explores the growth and history of the mafia, and its impact on the Sicilian population. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral of doctor Orestano, killed by members of Banda Giuliano Salvatore, a group of bandits on the run and wanted by the police, black and white photograph from the exhibition No Mafia Memorial, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Salvatore Giuliano was a bandit wanted by the police who worked with a gang of men attacking the police and running the black market. The No Mafia Memorial explores the growth and history of the mafia, and its impact on the Sicilian population. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral of Revolutionary fighters in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, 5th April 1917, with coffins carried by soldiers, students and workers, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldiers carrying a wreath with the inscription 'Be proud, fallen fighters, a free Russia will never forget you' in gold letters on a red background, at the funeral of Revolutionary fighters in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The apostles carry the coffin of Mary to her funeral in Jerusalem, while the Jewish high priest in the centre raises his hand, which withers when it touches the coffin. On the left, 2 apostles, one holding a palm frond, possibly St John. The Funeral of Mary, from the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Timothy's body is wrapped in a shroud and St Sylvester, dressed in white, places a cloth over the embalming oils. Pope Miltiades presides over the funeral, wearing his mitre and holding the papal cross. He talks to Theona, on whose property the burial takes place. Section of the funeral of Timothy, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 thurifers or incense-bearer angels swinging censers above the funeral procession of Mary as a mark of respect and honour for the dead, from the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two apostles, with expressions of sadness, to the right of the scene of the apostles carrying the coffin of Mary, from the Funeral of Mary in the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two apostles, one holding a palm frond, possibly St John, to the left of the scene of the apostles carrying the coffin of Mary, from the Funeral of Mary in the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Children on horseback, detail from a Gobelins tapestry, 1610-20 in wool and silk, on the story of Artemis, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The scene depicts children carrying the sceptre, crown and palm frond in homage to king Mausole during his funeral procession. It is 1 of 8 tapestries in this series, made for Catherine de Medici and Marie de Medici. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, wearing double crown with protective uraeus and false royal beard, 1403-1365 BC, New Kingdom, from Qurna, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This head was part of a colossal statue, one of a series decorating the funeral temple of the king in western Thebes. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Child's funeral stela, 2nd century AD, erected by Gemellus, his father, and dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, and to Lollius Geminus, limestone, discovered at Faubourg des Franchises in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral, relief from the altarpiece of St Augustin, reconstruction, made by alabaster sculptors based at Sant Joan in the 14th century, at the Monestir Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in San Juan de las Abadesas, Ripolles, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery was founded in 885 by Guifre el Pilos, or count Wilfred the Hairy, originally as a female monastery, for his daughter Emma. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Dame du Cavillon, a 24,000 year old female cro-Magnon fossilised skeleton found in the Cavillon cave, Liguria, Italy, in a funeral headdress of sea shells and deer canines, dusted with red ocher, at the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP) at the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital featuring the funeral of an abbot, from the convent building along the side of the cloister, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a hero with dog sculpture by Velasco Vitali, at the Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral procession and ceremony in honour of the Duc de Guise assassinated in Blois, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1868, by Arnold Scheffer, 1839-73, in the Salle du Conseil or Council Room, the site of the assassination of the Duc de Guise in 1588, on the second floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The murder is retold in several 19th century paintings hung in the room. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral procession and ceremony in honour of the Duc de Guise assassinated in Blois, oil painting on canvas, 1868, by Arnold Scheffer, 1839-73, in the Salle du Conseil or Council Room, the site of the assassination of the Duc de Guise in 1588, on the second floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The murder is retold in several 19th century paintings hung in the room. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funeral of the Virgin, with the apostles carrying her body and below, Jews praying to St Peter, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cloister Cemetery and Funerary Chapel of St John, or Campo Santo, adjacent to Perpignan cathedral or the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, built 1324-15th century in Catalan Gothic style, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The cloister itself was begun in the early 14th century and is a funeral cloister, with enfeus where tombs are embedded in niches within the cloister walls. The restoration of the Campo Santo was completed in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Sylvester, wearing his papal robes, lies in a sarcophagus while a bishop blesses his body by sprinkling holy water. A cleric holds the basin and the papal cross and another reads prayers from a book. Section of the funeral of St Sylvester, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, aerial view, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The deceased, supported by St Michael, recites a prayer to the Virgin Mary, painting in Funeral recess by Gervais de Larchamp, 15th Century,  Romanesque Crypt, 11th century, Bayeux Cathedral (Notre Dame de Bayeux), 11th-19th century, Bayeux, France. In Bayeux Cathedral, dedicated 1077, William the Conqueror forced Harold to take the oath which led to the Norman Conquest of England. After a 12th century war between William's sons the cathedral was reconstructed. Gothic and Neo-Gothic sections were added 13th-19th centuries. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • St Louis burying the dead, detail from the stained glass window of the Life of St Louis, c. 1517, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th, 16th and 17th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France. This window was financed by Simon Liboron, mayor of Troyes, and his wife Henriette de Mauroy. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cippus, used as a funerary monument representing the deceased wearing a tunic with cuculle or hood, atlantes on 2 sides (seen here) and a male figure swaying and holding a vase and a glass, Gallo-Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, in the Musee Archeologique, an archaeology museum opened 1815 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of Death or Sadness, depicting a monastic burial, carved stone capital, 1915-16, by Pere Jou, 1891-1964, on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pediment of a funerary monument, with the deceased, the goddess Diana and the god Apollo, erected by P Sacrovirus and dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased and to Pubilicus Sarasuset and his children, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 at the citadel of Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, detail, depicting a man holding a hammer within an arched frame, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, excavated in the Langres citadel, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, erected by a man in memory of December, his pupil, and of Regine, his wife, Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1845 between the Tour Saint-Ferjeux and the Tour Virot, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument, erected by Maculus, slave of Magmus, with busts of the deceased Montamus, freed from Felix, and Voltodaga, freed from Capito, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1986 at La Maladiere, north of Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, detail, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, commissioned by Scottus for the burial place of his wife Divixta, shown wearing 2 tunics and a cloak, holding a basket of fruit, excavated in Langres in 1834, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The statue would originally have been painted. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument with inscription, erected by Vernalis and Eutychus, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased and to Lucuna, freed from Everpa, 2nd century AD, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre dels Escipions, or Scipio's Tower, a Roman funerary tower built 1st century AD, on the Via Augusta outside Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The tower is 3 storeys high and has 2 reliefs of the Phrygian god Attis. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted tomb slab with young children (the abbey was also a school) at the burial of a bishop, detail, in the wall of the convent building along the side of the cloister, at the Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, a Romanesque Benedictine monastery built 1005-9 under Guifred, Count of Cerdanya, on the slopes of the Pic du Canigou, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The abbey complex consists of St Mary's or the lower church, and the abbey church of St Martin's or the upper church, and the bell tower. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Campo Santo cloister-cemetery, also known as Saint-Jean, built early 14th century, adjoining the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. There were originally 4 galleries covered with a wooden roof supported by columns. A central ossuary was dug in 1321 and a late 14th century funerary chapel lies to one side. The cathedral is also known as Saint-Jean-le-Neuf, and incorporates an earlier Romanesque cathedral, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary masks in polychrome wood, Ptolemaic period, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Archaeology Room, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Sebastiano, bronze sculpture, 2011, by Ettore Greco, in a niche at the Mausoleum at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The coffin of the Virgin carried by 8 apostles, before 1540, from the choir screen, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Fleur-de-lis, detail of the coronation vestments of Henry II, statue-gisant, marble, by Germain Pilon, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici in 1583, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589), statue-gisant in coronation vestments, marble, by Germain Pilon, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici in 1583, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henry II, statue-gisant in coronation vestments, marble, by Germain Pilon, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici in 1583, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fleur-de-lis, detail of the coronation vestments of Henry II, statue-gisant, marble, by Germain Pilon, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici in 1583, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Henry II (1519 - 1559) and Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589) in coronation vestments, marble, by Germain Pilon, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici in 1583, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Henry II (1519 - 1559) and Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589), Funerary monument, created by Francesco Primaticcio who appointed Germain Pilon as sculptor, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici at the death of Henry II, completed in 1570, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisant of Guillaume du Chastel (death 1441), Pantler to the king Charles VII who commissionned his statue, stone and marble (face), Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisant of Bertrand du Guesclin (1320 - 1380), supreme commander of the French armies, marble, commissionned by Charles VI, 1389 - 1397, by Raymond du Temple (architect), Thomas Prive (sculptor) and Robert Loisel (sculptor), Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie Antoinette, memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisant of Pepin the Short (714 -  768), stone, 1263 - 1264, commissionned by Saint Louis, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Carloman II (866 - 884) and Louis III (863 - 882), sons of Louis the Stammerer, stone, 1263 - 1264, commissionned by Saint Louis, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Henry II (1519 - 1559) and Catherine de' Medici (1519 - 1589) in coronation vestments, marble, by Germain Pilon, commissionned by Catherine de' Medici in 1583, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Henry I (1008 - 1060), Louis VI, called the Fat (1080 - 1137), Constance of Arles (984 - 1032) and Robert the Pious (970 - 1031), stone, circa 1263, commissionned by Saint Louis, John I the Posthumous (15 November - 20 November 1316), son of Louis X and Clementia of Hungary, Jeanne of France (1311 - 1349), daughter of Louis X and Margaret of Burgundy, marbles, 14th century, Louis X, called the Quarreller, the Headstrong or the Stubborn (1289 - 1316), marble, circa 1327, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisant of Louis X, called the Quarreller, the Headstrong or the Stubborn (1289 - 1316), marble, circa 1327, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisant of Louis X, called the Quarreller, the Headstrong or the Stubborn (1289 - 1316), marble, circa 1327, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virtue, apostle, Funerary monument of Louis XII (1462 - 1515) and Anne of Brittany (1477 - 1514), 1516 - 1531, Marble of Carrara, by Giovani di Giusto Betti, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of Louis XII (1462 - 1515) and Anne of Brittany (1477 - 1514), 1516 - 1531, Marble of Carrara, by Giovani di Giusto Betti, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Praying figures, Funerary monument of Louis XII (1462 - 1515) and Anne of Brittany (1477 - 1514), 1516 - 1531, Marble of Carrara, by Giovani di Giusto Betti, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gisants of Jeanne of Bourbon (1337 - 1378) and Charles V (1338 - 1380), Louis of Sancerre (1342 - 1402), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320 - 1380), Charles VI (1368 - 1422) and Isabeau of Bavaria (1371 - 1435) in the distance, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Burial of St John the Baptist, tempera painting on poplar wood, by Lorenzo Veneziano, active 1353-79, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance fresco of architectural elements with mourners, funerary symbols and a sarcophagus, by Jeroni Xanxo, beside the tomb of bishop Joan Despes, d. 1530, in the transept of the Catedral de Santa Maria d'Urgell, built 1116-83, mainly 1175-82 by Ramon Llambard, in Romanesque style, in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. The building is unfinished and has been used as a fortress to withstand sieges. It is protected as a historic landmark. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cippus, used as a funerary monument representing the deceased wearing a tunic with cuculle or hood, atlantes on 2 sides and a male figure swaying and holding a vase and a glass (seen here), Gallo-Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, in the Musee Archeologique, an archaeology museum opened 1815 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Voyage to Abydos, cult centre of Osiris, god of the dead, fresco, detail, on the west wall of the burial chamber in the Tomb of Sennefer, mayor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Columbarium, reconstruction of a Roman building with niches housing funerary urns, in Room VII of the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of Death or Sadness, depicting a monastic burial, carved stone capital, 1915-16, by Pere Jou, 1891-1964, on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument with carved relief, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of the groom Apollinaris, with portrait relief and moon in the apex, Gallo-Roman limestone relief, late 2nd - 3rd century AD, excavated at Chancelade, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stele of the daughter of Mascellio, Gallo-Roman limestone sculpture, 141-200 AD, excavated in Vesunna, in the Musee Vesunna, Perigueux, Dordogne, France. The Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum was built by Jean Nouvel and opened in 2003, to protect and house the excavated remains of the Vesunna domus and exhibit artefacts from the region. Vesunna was founded on the site of modern-day Perigueux in c. 16 BC under Emperor Augustus, and was the Gallo-Roman capital of Petrucores territory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, erected by Domina, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1844 near the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, erected by Aprilanus, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased and to Aprilis, son of Montanus, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered at the citadel of Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherub, detail from a monumental funerary inscription, erected by T Abrius Candidus, early 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered west of Blanchefontaine, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental funerary inscription, erected by T Abrius Candidus, early 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered west of Blanchefontaine, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Family funerary stela, erected by Novellus for his wife Sacrobenna, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, with blacksmith and his wife, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered near the Hospital de la Charite in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, depicting a man holding a hammer within an arched frame, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, excavated in the Langres citadel, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, erected by a man in memory of December, his pupil, and of Regine, his wife, detail, Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1845 between the Tour Saint-Ferjeux and the Tour Virot, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Family funerary stela of Lutuccus, Pixtasis and Samoricos, detail, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1845 south of the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Family funerary stela of Lutuccus, Pixtasis and Samoricos, detail, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1845 south of the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Family funerary stela of Lutuccus, Pixtasis and Samoricos, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1845 south of the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument, erected by Gemellus and dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased and to his son Gemellimus, 2nd century AD, limestone, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela of a slave, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased and to Thallus, slave of Hedistus, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered to the east of the citadel at Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of a family or a corporation, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, oolitic limestone, discovered in 1626 in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Child's funerary stela, detail, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, erected by Musicus Sodalis, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 in the necropolis of the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Child's funerary stela, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, erected by Musicus Sodalis, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 in the necropolis of the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, detail, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, commissioned by Scottus for the burial place of his wife Divixta, shown wearing 2 tunics and a cloak, holding a basket of fruit, excavated in Langres in 1834, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The statue would originally have been painted. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, detail, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, commissioned by Scottus for the burial place of his wife Divixta, shown wearing 2 tunics and a cloak, holding a basket of fruit, excavated in Langres in 1834, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The statue would originally have been painted. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela, detail, dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, commissioned by Scottus for the burial place of his wife Divixta, shown wearing 2 tunics and a cloak, holding a basket of fruit, excavated in Langres in 1834, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The statue would originally have been painted. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased, commissioned by Scottus for the burial place of his wife Divixta, shown wearing 2 tunics and a cloak, holding a basket of fruit, excavated in Langres in 1834, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. The statue would originally have been painted. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela of Tilicus, a slave, detail, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 at the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela of Tilicus, a slave, detail, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 at the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela of Tilicus, a slave, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 at the citadel in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stela of a freed slave, erected by Araricus, and dedicated to the Mane gods or the souls of the deceased and to his daughter Alelia, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1863 at the citadel at Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument fragment with accessories used in thermal baths, High Empire Gallo-Roman, 1st - 3rd century AD, limestone, discovered in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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