Dancing Maiden Sarcophagus, Necropolis, Xanthos, Turkey

Relief of 2 women dancing, from the Dancing Maiden Sarcophagus, 4th century BC, a Lycian funerary monument with reliefs of battle and hunting scenes along the long sides and of 2 women dancing on the short sides of the sarcophagus lid, in the necropolis to the east of the acropolis at Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Acropolis Antalya Arinna Gunuk Ksantos Likya Lycia Lycian Lycie Lykia Lykian Maiden Necropolis Nekropolis Sarcophagus Xanthe Xanthos Xanthus

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