The tomb's exterior design features a Doric frieze and Ionic columns, both being styles originating in ancient Greece and introduced into Judah during the Seleucid Empire, centuries after the death of Absalom.
Archeologically, the so-called "Tomb Of Absalom" is not only a burial structure in its own right, but also a Nefesh or burial monument for the adjacent burial cave system known as the Cave of Jehoshaphat.