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Nereid Monument

Nereid Monument. Reconstruction (1969). British Museum. A sculptured Lykian temple tomb from Xanthos in present-day Turkey. The ruins were rediscovered by British traveller Charles Fellows in the early 1840s. Fellows had them shipped to the British Museum. The tomb dates from around 390 to 380 BC, and was probably the tomb of Arbinas. "Nereid Room, containing the sculptures from the so-called Nereid Monument at Xanthos in Lycia (end of 5th cent. B.C.). ... on the S. wall of the room is a 'restoration' of one of the sides of the monument. Nine Nereids, some much mutilated, stand in this room. On the walls are fragments of four friezes that adorned the building. The broad frieze, supposed to have encircled the base, represents a battle between Greeks and Asiatic warriors, some of whom are mounted ... "--Baedeker 1915. IMG_1811
London Day 1: The British Museum

August 2nd 2017
Our British Airways flight from Washington Dulles arrived at Heathrow at 10:15 a.m. Customs and baggage claim were smooth and soon we were meeting our ground transportation. We arranged ground transportation to our hotel (and later to Southampton) through Princess Cruises. Unlike the typical situation of joining with fellow passengers on a motorcoach, we found this time we had a private driver and ... read more
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