Tomb of the Palmettes

The Tomb of the Palmettes (Greek: Τάφος των Ανθεμίων, romanized: tafos tōn anthemiōn), sometimes known as the Rhomiopoulou Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza (modern Lefkadia, near Naousa, Imathia), Macedonia, Greece, noted for the quality of its painted decoration. It was built in the first half of the third century BC. == Description == The tomb consists of a monumental facade and two vaulted chambers (an antechamber and a burial chamber), covered over by an earthen tumulus 2.5 m high and 15-17 m in diameter.

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Tomb of the Palmettes

The Tomb of the Palmettes (Greek: Τάφος των Ανθεμίων, romanized: tafos tōn anthemiōn), sometimes known as the Rhomiopoulou Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza (modern Lefkadia, near Naousa, Imathia), Macedonia, Greece, noted for the quality of its painted decoration. It was built in the first half of the third century BC. == Description == The tomb consists of a monumental facade and two vaulted chambers (an antechamber and a burial chamber), covered over by an earthen tumulus 2.5 m high and 15-17 m in diameter.

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