Tomb of Judgement, Lefkadia

It once had a triangular pediment with a tympanum containing relief decoration, but this is almost entirely lost as a result of severe damage suffered by the facade in antiquity.

Below the columns, is a relief frieze depicting a battle of horsemen & infantry, who are probably Macedonians and Persians.

The figures are made from lime mortar, their armour and clothes are painted, and the background is dark blue.

His right arm is stretched out as if beckoning to the warrior and his left hand holds the caduceus, but he does not wear the petasus or winged sandles.

He wears a dark red chiton, a pale blue chlamys with purple edges, and tall yellow boots.

He wears a brown himation, which covers his entire body except for one shoulder and his upper chest.

Rhadamanthys in the outer right intercolumiation is also depicted as an old man, with a wild beard and a wreath, but he is shown standing, in three-quarter view, resting on his staff.

[1] The design recalls wall painting in houses from the same period that have been excavated in Pella and Delos.

[2] The grave goods included a wooden couch with ivory elements, most notably a small sculpture of a woman, which was found in the antechamber.

Facade of the Tomb of Judgement
Upper section of the facade
Warrior and Hermes, left section of the facade
Aeacus and Rhadamanthys, right section of the facade
The rear of the facade and the exterior of the vaulted antechamber and burial chamber