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    356806°N 29.317972°E / 36.356806; 29.317972 The Harpy Tomb is a marble chamber from a pillar tomb that stands in the abandoned city of Xanthos, capital...
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    Melanie Michailidis, though bearing a "Greek appearance", the Tomb of Payava, the Harpy Tomb and the Nereid Monument were built according to the main Zoroastrian...
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    Nereid Monument, the Tomb of Payava, and the original sculptures of the Harpy Tomb are exhibited in the British Museum. The Harpy Tomb itself is located...
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    Lycian inaugurated as the first local ruler under the Achaemenids. The Harpy Tomb, which is located on the Acropolis, was likely made in c. 480–470 BCE...
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    Lycia (category Rock-cut tombs)
    Lycian fleet in the Battle of Salamis, but he may be commemorated by the Harpy Tomb. According to this theory, Cybernis was the KUB of the first coin legends...
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    though bearing a "Greek appearance", the Nereid Monument, the Harpy Tomb and the Tomb of Payava were built in accordance with main Zoroastrian criteria...
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    domination of the Achaemenid Empire. He is best known through his tomb, the Harpy Tomb, the decorative remains of which are now in the British Museum. According...
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  • incorporated pillars into tomb structures. Examples of such edifices are found in Lycia in Anatolia (e.g., the Harpy Tomb at Xanthos), and the medieval...
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    or pillar was originally topped by a tomb, most certainly belonging to Kheriga, in a way similar to the Harpy Tomb. The top most likely fell down during...
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    Arbinas (section Tomb)
    a tomb was unheard of in mainland Greece. According to Melanie Michailidis, though bearing a "Greek appearance", the Nereid Monument, the Harpy Tomb and...
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