Votive Niche
Sandstone Outcrop, The Siq, Petra
The niche's carved facade resembles others at Petra; on its lintel, triglyphs frame a concentric-circle motif (compare: frieze of the Deir). Two betyls, of unequal height, are carved side-by-side within the niche. It is not known which gods are depicted. Near the top of the left-hand betyl, two carved squares indicate the eyes of the deity, with a schematic nose between them. The eroded right-hand betyl is decorated similarly. Small holes, at the top of the niche and on either end of the architrave, once held dowels for affixing bronze plaques.
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