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The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia, a region of southwestern Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Built in the Persian Achaemenid Empire, and dating to approximately 480–470 BC, the chamber topped a tall pillar and was decorated with marble panels carved in bas-relief. The tomb was built for an Iranian prince or governor of Xanthus, perhaps Kybernis.

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  • El Monument de les Harpies és una pilastra funerària del 480-470 aC que es conserva a la ciutat lícia de Xanthos, a l'actual Turquia. (ca)
  • El Monumento o Tumba de las Harpías es un pilar funerario de 480-470 a. C., que se conserva en la ciudad licia de Janto, en la actual Turquía. (es)
  • The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia, a region of southwestern Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Built in the Persian Achaemenid Empire, and dating to approximately 480–470 BC, the chamber topped a tall pillar and was decorated with marble panels carved in bas-relief. The tomb was built for an Iranian prince or governor of Xanthus, perhaps Kybernis. The marble chamber is carved in the Greek Archaic style. Along with much other material in Xanthos it is heavily influenced by Greek art, but there are also indications of non-Greek influence in the carvings. The reliefs are reminiscent of reliefs at Persepolis. The monument takes its name from the four carved female winged figures, resembling Harpies. The identities of the carved figures and the meaning of the scenes depicted are uncertain, but it is generally now agreed that the winged creatures are not Harpies. The Lycians absorbed much of Greek mythology into their own culture and the scenes may represent Greek deities, but it is also possible they are unknown Lycian deities. An alternative interpretation is that they represent scenes of judgement in the afterlife and scenes of supplication to Lycian rulers. The carvings were removed from the tomb in the 19th century by archaeologist Charles Fellows and taken to England. Fellows visited Lycia in 1838 and reported finding the remains of a culture that until then was virtually unknown to Europeans. After obtaining permission from the Turkish authorities to remove stone artefacts from the region, Fellows collected a large amount of material from Xanthos under commission from the British Museum in London, where the reliefs are now on display. According to Melanie Michailidis, though bearing a "Greek appearance", the Harpy Tomb, the Nereid Monument and the Tomb of Payava were built according main Zoroastrian criteria "by being composed of thick stone, raised on plinths off the ground, and having single windowless chambers". (en)
  • La tombe des Harpies est une chambre de marbre d'un se trouvant dans la cité abandonnée de Xanthe, capitale de la Lycie antique, une région du sud-ouest de l'Anatolie dans l'actuelle Turquie. Datant d'environ 480 à 470 av. J.-C., la chambre est surmontée d'un grand pilier décoré de panneaux de marbre sculptés en bas-relief. Elle pourrait être la tombe de , roi de Xanthe. * Portail de la Grèce antique * Portail du monde antique * Portail de la sculpture * Portail de la Turquie * Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme (fr)
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  • El Monument de les Harpies és una pilastra funerària del 480-470 aC que es conserva a la ciutat lícia de Xanthos, a l'actual Turquia. (ca)
  • El Monumento o Tumba de las Harpías es un pilar funerario de 480-470 a. C., que se conserva en la ciudad licia de Janto, en la actual Turquía. (es)
  • La tombe des Harpies est une chambre de marbre d'un se trouvant dans la cité abandonnée de Xanthe, capitale de la Lycie antique, une région du sud-ouest de l'Anatolie dans l'actuelle Turquie. Datant d'environ 480 à 470 av. J.-C., la chambre est surmontée d'un grand pilier décoré de panneaux de marbre sculptés en bas-relief. Elle pourrait être la tombe de , roi de Xanthe. * Portail de la Grèce antique * Portail du monde antique * Portail de la sculpture * Portail de la Turquie * Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme (fr)
  • The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia, a region of southwestern Anatolia in what is now Turkey. Built in the Persian Achaemenid Empire, and dating to approximately 480–470 BC, the chamber topped a tall pillar and was decorated with marble panels carved in bas-relief. The tomb was built for an Iranian prince or governor of Xanthus, perhaps Kybernis. (en)
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  • Monument de les Harpies (ca)
  • Monumento de las Arpías (es)
  • Tombe des Harpies (fr)
  • Harpy Tomb (en)
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