| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Underlies | Nothing. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: Unknown. |
| Overlies | Unknown. |
| Location | West side of trench, immediately south of Francesca Column in the Intercolumnar Wall. |
| Definition | Chet Column |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 892.05 m (restored height). |
| Description | Locus 10, the Chet Column, is the located on the west side of the trench, in the Intercolumnar Wall between the Francesca and Joe Columns. It is composed of sandstone drums measuring approximately 0.48 m in height and 1.12 m in diameter. Some of the smooth, yellow plaster that covered the bottom portion of the column in antiquity remains in situ (Locus 15). |
| Stage Description | Construction and plastering of the temple east colonnade. |
| Combined with | None. |
| 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 10 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Temple/Trench 65 Part I". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/a479eb18-c7b8-474e-b4e4-f96b7a478f21> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2r78f60z
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