| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Underlies | None. |
| Stage Description | Building and plastering of the temple distyle columns |
| Stage | Stage 2 |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: 905.578 m. |
| Definition | Easternmost column in southernmost colonnade |
| Description | Locus 12, the designated Suleiman column, is constructed of consolidated diagonally dressed heart-shaped composite column drums which visibly extend 1.58 m along the north edge of the trench. The column has been consolidated to a height of 12 drums and does not retain any sign of plastering. The column has an Attic base that measures 2.09 m in width and 0.51 m in height. To the west, the inter columnar wall, Locus 11, is built up to this column. |
| Location | Easternmost column in southernmost colonnade. |
| Phase | II |
| Overlies | Locus 28. |
| Combined with | None. |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 912.458 m. |
| 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 12 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 85". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/71ee7d05-4e7a-42d5-13c9-e3dec4feb19b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29c71d4k
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