Tomb of Aegisthus

The Tomb of Aegisthus is a Mycenaean tholos tomb near the citadel of Mycenae, Greece, dating to approximately 1510-1450 BC (Late Helladic IIA). The corbelled beehive chamber measures about 14 metres in diameter with an original height near 13 metres, accessed through a 22.5-metre dromos. It is the earliest tholos at Mycenae to feature a relieving triangle above its 5-ton lintel, an innovation that became standard in later tombs. First excavated by Winifred Lamb in 1922 under Alan Wace, finds included ivory, gold studs, and a fragmentary boar-tusk helmet. Named after the mythological king Aegisthus, though the actual occupant remains unknown.