File:TumMMceremonyWP10.jpg

Summary
Painting by Greg Harlin, after drawings by Elizabeth Simpson, of the funeral ceremony of the king buried in the Tumulus MM chamber, Gordion, copyright Greg Harlin and Elizabeth Simpson, 2001

Licensing
Description: Illustration of the funeral ceremony that took place outside Tumulus MM, Gordion, before the king's burial. The ceremony is shown in a painting by Greg Harlin, utilizing reconstruction drawings of the Tumulus MM furniture by Elizabeth Simpson. The ojects recovered from the burial are shown in color, with the participants and activities rendered in sepia; the tumulus is shown under construction in the background.

Date of painting: 2001

Source: Archaeology 54, no. 1 (July/August 2001), p. 26

Author: Greg Harlin

Permission: Reproduced with permission of Greg Harlin and Elizabeth Simpson

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