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SACRED LANDSCAPES

Temples · Ritual · Gods · Burial
Explore how belief shaped landscapes, objects, temples, shrines, offerings and places associated with the dead.
THE MET · OPEN ACCESS
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
ORIGINAL COLLECTION RECORDS
TEMPLES & SHRINES
Sacred architecture embedded in the landscape.
Itwa Jogneswar Mahadev.JPG
Itwa Jogneswar Mahadev.JPG
CC BY-SA 3.0
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology WingDSCN4988.JPG
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology WingDSCN4988.JPG
GFDL
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology WingDSCN5113.JPG
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archaeology WingDSCN5113.JPG
GFDL
Attica 06-13 Sounion 20 Temple of Poseidon.jpg
Attica 06-13 Sounion 20 Temple of Poseidon.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0
Remains of an ancient temple, West Bengal, India (2016).jpg
Remains of an ancient temple, West Bengal, India (2016).jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth - Temple of Apollo (36217627416) (2).jpg
Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth - Temple of Apollo (36217627416) (2).jpg
CC BY 2.0
RITUAL OBJECTS
Objects created for worship and ceremony.
Collection material is being prepared for this section.
GODS & OFFERINGS
Images, votives and objects associated with devotion.
Collection material is being prepared for this section.
BURIAL LANDSCAPES
Cemeteries, tomb complexes and ceremonial ground.
Necropolis of Hierapolis 03.jpg
Necropolis of Hierapolis 03.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0
Emesa necropolis - excavation 02788.jpg
Emesa necropolis - excavation 02788.jpg
Licence Ouverte
Emesa necropolis - excavation 02789.jpg
Emesa necropolis - excavation 02789.jpg
Licence Ouverte
Glasgow - Necropolis - Garden.jpg
Glasgow - Necropolis - Garden.jpg
CC0
Necropolis of Remelluri, Labastida.jpg
Necropolis of Remelluri, Labastida.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Necropolis of Ancient Thera, part below the city, Santorini, 226628.jpg
Necropolis of Ancient Thera, part below the city, Santorini, 226628.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0