Crete - Achladia Tholos Tomb - 6

Platyskinos Tholos Tomb (Entrance Detail)
Stone
Tholos Tomb Stomion
Achladia, Crete 1400–1220 BCE (Late Minoan)

This view highlights the monumental entrance (stomion) of the Platyskinos Tholos Tomb, constructed from massive, roughly hewn stone blocks.

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Θολωτός Τάφος Πλατύσκινου (Λεπτομέρεια Εισόδου)
Λίθος
Στόμιο Θολωτού Τάφου
Αχλάδια, Κρήτη 1400–1220 π.Χ. (Υστερομινωική)

Αυτή η άποψη αναδεικνύει τη μνημειακή είσοδο (στόμιο) του Θολωτού Τάφου Πλατύσκινου, κατασκευασμένη από ογκώδεις, αδρά πελεκημένους λίθους.

Platyskinos (Achladia) Tholos Tomb, Lasithi, Crete, Greece

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Θολωτός Τάφος Πλατύσκινου (Αχλαδιά), Λασίθι, Κρήτη, Ελλάδα.
2012

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Achladia Aegean Architecture Bronze Age Crete Funerary Masonry Minoan Mycenaean Original Photo Platyskinos Tholos Tomb

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