The Treasury of Atreus

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Below the great citadel of Mycenae, a passage into a hillside leads to a massive beehive-shaped tomb.

The Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, c. 1300-1250 B.C.E.

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Pilaster fragment, Treasury of Atreus

Pilaster reconstruction, Treasury of Atreus

Portal decoration fragment, Treasury of Atreus

Portal decoration fragment, Treasury of Atreus

Treasury of Atreus

View of dromos, Treasury of Atreus

Interior Chamber entrance, Treasury of Atreus

Corbelled vault, Tholos tomb of Clytemnestra

Corbelled vault, Treasury of Atreus

Lintel (view from below), Treasury of Atreus

View of Tholos base with Beth, Treasury of Atreus

View of Tholos with Beth, Treasury of Atreus

Interior view of lintel and relieving triangle, Treasury of Atreus

Looking out from the threshold, Treasury of Atreus

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "The Treasury of Atreus," in Smarthistory, December 14, 2015, accessed October 27, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/the-treasury-of-atreus-mycenae/.