Tomb of the Brick Arches, Aksum

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• Tomb of the Brick Arches, Aksum

  The Tomb of the Brick Arches at Aksum, a rock-cut elite tomb whose chambers are entered through horseshoe arches of fired brick — the earliest known use of the form in the region.

• The adit, Tomb of the Brick Arches: a, b - excavation in progress showing lintels over the adit; c - general view down the adit; d - view up the adit. Scales: 0.5 m — Fig. 25

  Fig. 25 The adit, Tomb of the Brick Arches: a, b - excavation in progress showing lintels over the adit; c - general view down the adit; d - view up the adit. Scales: 0.5 m

• Excavation of Loculus H, Tomb of the Brick Arches: a - excavation in progress, showing the bench and smashed artefacts thrown from it during Robbing 2 (scale: 0.5 m) — Fig. 40

  Fig. 40 Excavation of Loculus H, Tomb of the Brick Arches: a - excavation in progress, showing the bench and smashed artefacts thrown from it during Robbing 2 (scale: 0.5 m); b - bowls in situ on the bench (scale: 0.25 m)

• Tomb of the Brick Arches, Aksum

  Aksum, the interior of the fourth-century ‘Tomb of the Brick Arches’ after excavation in 1995. The underground tomb was carved from the rock, then subdivided into several chambers by means of stone walls incorporating brick arches.