Hellenistic
Family hypogeum
Family hypogea are the latest and most elaborate tombs in the necropolis, with several interconnected rock-cut rooms, often enriched with reliefs and decoration.
Construction technique
Grande tomba a camera ipogea articolata in più ambienti comunicanti, destinata a un'intera famiglia gentilizia nell'arco di più generazioni.
Typical features
Complex multi-room plan, carved funerary beds, sometimes stucco reliefs on walls and columns.
Funerary practices
Continued use over time by the same noble family, with several generations buried in the same complex.
Did you know?
In the Tomb of the Reliefs, objects modelled in stucco combine domestic life, public office and family memory: a three-dimensional archive of the Matuna clan.