| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Location | Northwest corner of trench, immediately south of arched doorway in the Intercolumnar Wall. |
| Definition | Francesca Column |
| Underlies | Nothing. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: Unknown. |
| Description | Locus 9, the Francesca Column, is the northernmost column in Trench 65, located between the Michael and Chet Columns. It is composed of sandstone drums measuring approximately 0.48 m in height and 1.12 m in diameter. Based on the alternating red-yellow color scheme of the inner colonnade, the Francesca Column would have been stuccoed red in antiquity; however, no in situ remains of this plaster coat were discovered. |
| Overlies | Unknown. |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 891.05 m (restored height). |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Phase | II |
| 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 9 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/f53f0eb4-7a1f-470a-f099-bdbd216ad0b9> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2w095024
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