Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Definition | Paul column. |
Stage | Stage 1 |
Phase | II |
Description | This locus, 1.2 m wide-x-3.19 m in height, emerged in Locus 1, and is constructed of sandstone and limestone. It is engaged to the Wall Locus 5. The wall and the column are integrated so that they have a sculpted arch pilaster on both the East and West faces. The column consists of half column drums and quarter columns with engaged pilasters. The string course of stone below the column allows the space for the Locus 16 pavers and the Locus 18 fill to abut the wall. Again sandstone drums are diagonally-dressed to accept plaster, as evidenced by the plaster inclusions in the spaces between the stones. The limestone block of the lower order was carved in the Attic style base for the column and aligned with the Attic style cornice base of the pilaster of Wall Locus 5 in antiquity. There is a break and slip of 0.03 m between the two bases indicating seismic activity in antiquity. No foundation trench was excavated this season. |
Top (m) | Average elevation: In situ, 908.206 m. |
Stage Description | Original distyle in antis temple construction. |
Phase Description | Phase II: First period of major Nabataean construction at the Great Temple complex in the 1st c. BCE. The... |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 4 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 29". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/52eef6ab-d0fa-4417-84f4-a9cecc5be89d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2bk1gb64
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