DESCRIPTION:

Tomb 1 is rock-cut, its present semi-subterranean form being the result of extensive quarrying, whilst all tombs at the site are underground. The burial chamber is accessible via a stepped dromos (staircase) that leads to a rectangular opening, which serves as the entrance to the burial chamber. The entire burial chamber is carved into the natural rock, with a flat floor and ceiling. Opposite the entrance and on the right side of the chamber, there are four carved loculi. On the left side of the entrance, there are two smaller niches, which were likely intended for the placement of urns (vessels used to store the ashes of the deceased after cremation).

The recesses carved around some of the niches were intended for the insertion of carved architectural members. These features, combined with the remains of coloured plaster (mortar) found on the walls, would have given the monument a luxurious appearance. In the southwestern corner of the chamber, a hole was carved, which originally held a clay pipe used for libations, i.e., liquid offerings to the dead, a practice associated with the burial customs of the period.