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Location

  • Türkiye, Kaş
  • geo:36.199451,29.642429

Period or year

  • 385?~ / unknown

Classification

  • graves
  • Visible

Antiphellos ''Lion Tomb''

data access 26414

This well preserved typical Lykian tomb dates back to the IVth century BC stands NE of the harbour. Sarcophagus with elegant pointed arch and haeds of lions on the lid was placed on two-tiered podium1.

  1. George E. Bean, Lycian Turkey: An Archaeological Guide, London John Murray Publishers Ltd 1989, p.92-96
  2. Ekrem Akurgal, Ancient Civilisations and Ruins of Turkey: From Prehistoric Times until the end of the RomanTurkish Historical Society Press, Ankara 1970, p. 262
  3. Lycian Monuments https://www.lycianmonuments.com/antiphellos/ 

References

  1. ↑Ekrem Akurgal, Ancient Civilisations and Ruins of Turkey: From Prehistoric Times until the end of the RomanTurkish Historical Society Press, Ankara 1970, p. 262

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2016-04-06) , last updated by p. jeffries (2025-04-14), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/26414
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta and Jeffries, P., Antiphellos ''Lion Tomb''. https://vici.org/vici/26414, accessed 2026-11-12.