Nereid Monument

390 - 380 BC
The Nereid Monument was built for Erbinna, ruler of Lycian Xanthos, south-west Turkey. Although he was not Greek, Erbinna chose to be buried in a tomb that resembles a Greek temple of the Ionic order. It takes its name from the Nereids, sea-nymphs whose statues were placed between the columns of this monumental tomb.
British Museum, London.
April 2013.