Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Bottom (m) | Bottom elevation: 905.576 m. |
Description | The screen wall for the Theater's Pulpitum. The wall is constructed of ashlar blocks and stands four courses high. It extends east-west across the front of the Theater area and is interrupted by two sets of stairs which allow access to the stage platform, Pulpitum, in the west and two niches in the centeronly the west half was excavated in the 1997 season. (Seq. 47421). |
Definition | Pulpitum Wall. |
Phase Description | Phase VII: Roman mid-CE 2nd c. collapse and repairs. The Pronaos floor pavers robbed and the Theater stage... |
Top (m) | Top elevation: 906.806 m. |
Relations | The southeast excavated portion was covered by the Locus 6 Fill/Debris. Locus 13 Fill/Debris extends up to its south face. The Decorative Border Locus 18 is built up to the base of its south face. |
Stage | Stage 2 con't |
Stage Description | Stage platform added. |
Phase | VII |
Size | Measurements: 8.15 m in length (east-west, Trenches 40 and 47 combined), 3.40 m in length (east-west, in Trench 47 only), 0.50 m in depth (face of wall only does not include the full depth of the stage platform), 1.23 m in height. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 14 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 47". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/39eaf17f-c5ed-4ff0-146a-e133a879c072> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2m909g66
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