Tholos tomb of Aegisthus. early 15th c. BCE.

The Tomb of Aegisthus is among the earliest examples of Tholos Tomb construction. It is mostly built by small stones (compare with the nearby well-dressed stones of the Clytemnestra and Agamemnon Tombs). Just like the other eponymous tholos tombs in the area whose name is includes a historical or legendary person, there is no evidence that Aegisthus was buried in this tomb.

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Architecture Bronze Age Corbel Construction Doors and Gates Funerary Mycenae Mycenaean Original Photo Peloponnese Tholos Tomb