Canal tomb NIsola Sacra Menu

Tomb N is the most important and interesting tomb of the group. It was also the tomb where the excavation of these 'channel tombs' started in 1925.
Tomb N is entered from tomb M. It consists of a rectangular room of 6.33 x 1.71, and was highly decorated. On the floor was a white mosaic.
In the short "front" wall (to the right of the entrance) is an arcosolium, above which are five small niches in two rows.
In the long lateral wall opposite the entrance are three arcosolia, with above four large semicircular niches (starting at 1.18 from the floor; h. 1.10, w. 0.50). Between the large niches are two small niches, one above the other. In all of these niches urns have been found.

In the large niches were, on a dark-red background, white stucco reliefs. The small niches had paintings with vegetative motifs on a white background.
In the short back wall is an arcosolium, above which are four niches in two rows and a small window.
The other lateral wall has no arcosolia or niches, but only the low door with travertine jambs and lintel, leading to the lower burial chamber of tomb O. 

The walls of the tomb, painted yellow, are separated from the barrel vault by a white stucco cornice with griffins, that were attached to the cornice with iron pegs. On the vault are many compartments of different shapes and painted with different colours. Between the compartments are cornices of coloured stucco. In the compartments are paintings of vessels, garlands, birds, and geometric figures. One of the compartments is octagonal. On a red background a naked male figure can be seen, probably Hercules. In the corners of the vault are rectangular compartments, with white stucco reliefs on a dark-red background. The relief in the panel opposite the entrance is lost. At the other end of the lateral wall opposite the entrance the scene on the next page was found.