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Interactive map of Mycenae

Like the Treasury of Atreus, the Tomb of Clytemnestra represents the third stage of tholos construction from about 1300-1200 BC. The dromos is lined completely from top to bottom using Ashlar masonry of hammer-dressed conglomerate blocks. Flanking the stomeion were two half-columns with abaci on top which distinguish a lower façade from an upper façade. The half-columns were made of gypsum which expresses a great deal of wealth as does the impressive decoration of the façade. These features show a greater extravagance spent on the construction of tholoi. There is a huge relieving triangle above the lintel blocks which is significantly larger than earlier tholoi. This is necessary functionally because otherwise the tholos would have collapsed. The stomeion of the Tomb of Clytemnestra has two doors which are placed in the middle of the stomeion. This tomb also had a blocking wall on the exterior. The tholos was constructed with conglomerate blocks using Ashlar masonry. Each block is smooth even after thousands of years and must have been worn down by an abrasive by hand.

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