Unlooted tomb found at Aiges

According to information, among other items found in the tomb is a gold-plated bronze wreath.

The information became known from the facebook page of the director of the 17 th Ephorate of Prehistoric and classical antiquities Aggaliki Kotaridou, who is in charge of the excavation at Aiges.

As she notes:

“At the cemetery of the tombs of Aiges, an relatively large built tomb (box shaped and not temple shaped, ie “Macedonian”) that is in fact unlooted, a pleasant exception, as the Aiges necropolis was brutally looted by Pyrros' Gaul mercenaries in 276 BC and we rarely have the chance to find undisturbed burials.

The dead is a man who died during the time of Alexander the Great (336-323 BC). There is an interesting set of burial offerings, which if all goes well will be exhibited at the first large exhibition we are planning for the inauguration of the new Aiges museum.

To get an idea of the picture we saw today, a photo with the bucket (a symposium vessel used to mix water and wine) where it was found, fallen on the tomb floor... the various “trash” that appear around are remains of organic material, wood, etc that have to do with the dead man's bier... and a detail from the decoration of the vessel so you can enjoy the exceptional level of Macedonian metalwork.”

Ms Kottaridi uploaded two photos with the mixing vessels.