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The most striking aspect of the Thracian tomb is its small size - visiting it is a low-key, almost intimate, experience, and how much you get out of it will depend on your enthusiam for ancient remains. The tomb itself, thought to have been built in the late fourth or early third century BC, is entered via a corridor lined with well-cut slabs leading to three chambers united by a semi-cylindrical vault: the central one is occupied by two stone couches on which lie a Thracian king and his wife (five horses were buried in the antechamber to ensure them a mount in the afterlife). The ten stone caryatids and Doric semi-columns that line the tomb's walls show obvious Hellenistic influences, though their sturdy upraised arms and full skirts suggest aspects of the Thracian Mother Goddess. At one end of the chamber, you can discern faint traces of a wall painting depicting a mounted horseman - presumably the deceased - being offered a wreath by a female deity, another possible representation of the Mother Goddess.
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