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Ancient Greek tombs in Naples rewrite history: in pictures

Published 6:18 AM EST, Tue January 18, 2022
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<strong>Eternal sleep: </strong>The Ipogeo dei Cristallini will open its ancient Greek tombs to the public in June 2022.
Eternal sleep: The Ipogeo dei Cristallini will open its ancient Greek tombs to the public in June 2022.
Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi
<strong>Deeper underground: </strong>the site includes the original necropolis road, which was outside at the time.
Deeper underground: the site includes the original necropolis road, which was outside at the time.
Mimmo Jodice
<strong>Ancient and modern: </strong>The tombs lie 40 feet below ground, connected via a 19th-century staircase.
Ancient and modern: The tombs lie 40 feet below ground, connected via a 19th-century staircase.
Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi
<strong>Bedded down: </strong>The bodies were laid to rest in sarcophagi shaped like beds.
Bedded down: The bodies were laid to rest in sarcophagi shaped like beds.
Luca Torcigliani
<strong>Don't look now: </strong>A mythical gorgon, who could turn people to stone, oversees one of the tombs.
Don't look now: A mythical gorgon, who could turn people to stone, oversees one of the tombs.
Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi
<strong>Last breath: </strong>The mouth of the gorgon watching over the dead looks mid-breath.
Last breath: The mouth of the gorgon watching over the dead looks mid-breath.
Julia Buckley
<strong>Stairway to the underworld:</strong> A 19th-century staircase was built to access the tombs.
Stairway to the underworld: A 19th-century staircase was built to access the tombs.
Luca Torcigliani
<strong>Ancient upcycling:</strong> Romans carved niches in the chambers to fit funerary urns after the Greek period.
Ancient upcycling: Romans carved niches in the chambers to fit funerary urns after the Greek period.
Archivio dell'arte, Pedicini fotografi
<strong>Fake views: </strong>The tombs are equipped with stone "beds" with trompe l'oeil painting.
Fake views: The tombs are equipped with stone "beds" with trompe l'oeil painting.
Ipogeo dei Cristallini
<strong>Roll call: </strong>Names scrawled on the walls are thought to list the dead buried in the tombs.
Roll call: Names scrawled on the walls are thought to list the dead buried in the tombs.
Ipogeo dei Cristallini
<strong>Pillow talk: </strong>Stone pillows were carved from the soft tuff rock and painted turquoise, yellow and red.
Pillow talk: Stone pillows were carved from the soft tuff rock and painted turquoise, yellow and red.
Mimmo Jodice
<strong>Deep sleep:</strong> Bodies were placed inside the "beds."
Deep sleep: Bodies were placed inside the "beds."
Mimmo Jodice
<strong>Sole outsider: </strong>The gorgon is the only element not dug out from the hillside; instead it was carved and mounted on the wall.
Sole outsider: The gorgon is the only element not dug out from the hillside; instead it was carved and mounted on the wall.
Mimmo Jodice
<strong>Soft rock: </strong>Everything from the chambers to the fake ceiling beams is sculpted from the friable rock.
Soft rock: Everything from the chambers to the fake ceiling beams is sculpted from the friable rock.
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