'The series of tomb paintings of Marisa, barely 60 kilometres south-west of Jerusalem, represents one of the first major discoveries of paintings from the Hellenistic period proper'. Discovered almost a century ago the immediate photographing of the paintings by those who found them meant that we have a record of them prior to their rapid deterioration. This report contains prints from the original glass-plate negatives as well as the coloured lithograph copies made from the original black and white photographs. Furthermore, the literature relating to the Marisa paintings is reviewed and an interpretation of the tomb paintings is offered, providing a fascinating insight into the impact of Hellenistic culture on the inhabitants of this outlying town.