Tomb of the Diver, Ancient Greek grave in Paestum, Italy.
The limestone burial chamber contains five painted slabs depicting symposium scenes and a diver on the ceiling fresco measuring 215 by 100 centimeters.
Archaeological excavations in 1968 revealed this fifth century BCE tomb located within a small necropolis about two kilometers south of ancient Poseidonia.
The interior walls present detailed frescoes of a Greek symposium where participants recline in pairs while one solitary guest holds a lyre.
The National Archaeological Museum of Paestum displays the complete set of frescoes along with burial artifacts including an Attic black-figure lekythos.
The ceiling portrays a man diving into water, symbolizing the passage between life and death according to Greek funerary traditions.
Location: Capaccio Paestum
Inception: 470s BCE
Height: 78 cm
Width: 194 cm
Made from material: fresco, plaster
GPS coordinates: 40.40000,15.00000
Latest update: October 24, 2025 21:28
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