Monday, May 30, 2011

The Sidonian Burial Caves (3rd cent BC onwards) in Beit Guvrin. Includes the "Tomb of Apollophanes"-the leader of Beit Guvrin's Sidonian community and the "Tomb of the Musicians". The current paintings are modern repaintings (1993) on the old designs. There are 41 rock chambers inside the 'Tomb of Apollophanes' which was in use till 1st Cent. BC.



Enlarge the snap below for more details and don't miss the description on the animals.

 "Tomb  of Apollophanes"
Some of the animals depicted are mythical and some are real.








"Tomb of the Musicians"





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