| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Stage Description | West blocking wall installed. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: 895.25 m. |
| Size | Dimensions: 5.00 m long-by-0.10 m high, width unknown. |
| Underlies | Locus 13. |
| Description | A ledge or cornice course of thin sandstone slabs, intervening between the west blocking/vaulting wall and the vault springer above. Its function is enigmatic, but it probably served to carry a molded plaster cornice. Subdatum point G is located on top of the ledge about 1.00 m north of the groin vault springer. |
| Phase Description | Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central... |
| Location | West. |
| Overlies | Locus 18. |
| Phase | VII |
| Stage | Stage 2b |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 895.36 m. |
| Combined with | None. |
| Definition | Ledge or Cornice Course of the West Blocking/Vaulting Wall |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 17 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 82". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/44293dba-51cc-4e0d-ebae-920c00997e9f> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2tx3dh25
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