Grave Stelai from Grave Circle A, Mycenae

The Grave Stelai from Grave Circle A at Mycenae are a collection of at least 21 upright, rectangular limestone stelae that marked shaft grave burials from 1600-1500 BCE. Twelve feature identifiable relief sculpture depicting chariot scenes, hunting expeditions, and geometric spiral designs characteristic of Mycenaean art. Discovered among the six shaft graves in Grave Circle A, these funerary markers functioned like modern headstones, commemorating the Mycenaean dead[1].