Death

All things related to mortality, such as funerary items or memorials. This category explores how cultures honored the deceased and grappled with the mysteries of life’s end.

The Death of Cleopatra (1890 CE)

Art John Collier Painting

The Death of Cleopatra (1890) is a grand oil painting depicting Cleopatra VII’s tragic demise in the Great Temple at Philae.

Arnold Böcklin, Summer Day, oil on canvas, 1881.

Summer Day (1881 CE)

Art Arnold Böcklin Painting Symbolism

An idyllic summer day, where a shimmering river, lush meadows, and bathing children evoke a dreamlike harmony between humanity and nature.

Egyptian canopic jar with falcon head lid, 664–525 BCE

Canopic Jar With Falcons Head (664-525 BCE)

Antiquities Africa Ceremonial & Religious Egyptian

A travertine canopic jar from 664–525 BCE, topped with a falcon-headed lid symbolizing Qebehsenuef, crafted to safeguard intestines for the Egyptian afterlife.