IGN01

The tomb IGN1, located on the southernmost wall of the western massif within the AlMahjar necropolis, is in an advanced state of erosion, making it difficult to discern its decorative elements. The facade, facing southeast, shows traces of crowsteps decoration and a band architrave, now mostly eroded, supported by two angular pilasters with roughly finished capitals and smooth shafts. The entrance, devoid of its original shape, features a pediment with indistinguishable mouldings, atop which three vase-shaped acroteria are set. The facade’s lower portion has been lost entirely, along with the shallow cleaning trenches. Inside, the tomb consists of a main rectangular burial chamber, with two burial cells—one on the back wall and one on the right wall—and a pit tomb beneath the back wall’s burial cell, currently covered with sand. The floor is dotted with numerous holes of varying sizes and depths, particularly in the right and central areas, on a rock protrusion 20 cm higher than the surrounding level.