Mausoleum B, nearly 100m northwest of the Cardo, offers a rare insight into Punic Sabratha, although what you see is a reconstruction of the original. The mausoleum is nearly 24m tall and stands on the site of an underground funerary chamber dating from the 2nd century BC. It has a triangular base, concave façades and a small pyramidal structure on the summit.
The motifs (originals of which are in the Punic Museum) show Bes and Hercules, who are thought to have been the protectors of the tomb, as well as lions. The mausoleum was dismantled by the Byzantines, who used the materials to build their wall around the city in the 6th century.
