The document discusses various funerary art and burial practices from different cultures and time periods around the world, including ancient Irish tombs at Newgrange, Etruscan tombs in Italy, the Terracotta Army built to guard the tomb of China's First Emperor, Inca mummy bundles and burials in Peru, Viking ship burials in Norway, Christian burials in catacombs and places of worship, the Taj Mahal mausoleum in India, contemporary memorial art like the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and the annual Tribute in Light memorial in New York City.

1. Mortality & Immortality

2. Tombs

3. Funerary art exists to honor the dead. Akan Funerary Art (Ghana)

4. Ancient Burials Newgrange (Ireland) 3200 BCE

5. DOLMEN

6. Newgrange (Ireland) 3200 BCE

8. Etruscan Tombs

9. Interior of Tomb

10. Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple ( Etruscan) 520 BCE

12. Funeral Complex of First Emperor

13. Over 7,000 life-size clay soldiers to guard tomb for eternity

18. Peruvian Mummy Bundles & Burials

19. Royal Tomb of Sipan Peru 300 BCE Moche Culture

20. Replica of objects found in tomb Peru 300 BCE Warrior Ear Ornament Peru 300 BCE

23. Viking Burial Mound

24. Viking Ship Norway 9 th century CE

27. Burials in Places of Worship (Christian)

28. Catacombs

30. Taj Mahal India 1632 (Muslim)

33. Death as the Subject Matter The Morgue Andres Serrano (1992)

34. Contemporary Memorial Art

35. AIDS Memorial Quilt Displayed in Washington, D.C. 1996

37. Tribute in Light Collaborative Piece (2002)

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