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Cupola Above Entrance to the Crypt

ARCHITECTURAL p7r · p.237
Cupola Above Entrance to the Crypt
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Domed cupola structure with columns marking the entrance to the underground crypt.

In the Narrative

The entrance to the crypt beneath the Polyandrion. The descent underground parallels classical katabasis narratives.

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