Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: 895.34 m. |
Phase Description | Phase IV: Nabataean Grand Design: 1st c. BCE to CE 1st c. building of the full Propylaeum, including the... |
Description | An enigmatic featurestrange, wedge shaped sandstone blocks indicate that perhaps a groin vault springer stood here. This would make sense, if it were the junction of two passages running in different directions. The feature has been badly damaged, however, by collapsing column drums of Locus 16 (see below). |
Size | Dimensions: 0.60 m long-by-0.32.00 m wide-by-0.50 m high. |
Location | Southwest. |
Stage Description | Full Propylaeum and north colonnade constructed. |
Definition | Corner Springer, Junction of the South Cryptoporticus of the Propylaeum and the West Cryptoporticus of the East Colonnade |
Stage | Stage 1 |
Overlies | Locus 22. |
Phase | IV |
Underlies | Unknown. |
Combined with | None. |
Top (m) | Opening Levels: 896.68 m. |
Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 12 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/8403c343-201f-4851-36d3-6ad14b9764ee> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2s46s04v
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