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Petra: Lion Trinculum Tomb
Petra: The Lion Trinculum Tomb (photo: Bell Archive A-427)
Petra is located in southwestern Jordan. The site represents a unique complex of ancient temples and tombs carved into the sides of cliffs, dating from the Nabataean, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.
This
March,1900 photo by Gertrude Bell shows the facade of the 1st to 2nd
century AD Nabataean tomb called The Lion Trinculum. The tomb is
located
in the southeast part of the valley on a small side branch of the
road to the Deir. The tomb, whose entrance is on an elevated
platform accessed by stairs, is named for two lions
carved in relief over the doorway, representing a Nabataean deity.
Above is a frieze decorated with raised rings, and faces on each
end.
The Gertrude Bell Archive is located at Newcastle University.
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