IGN103

IGN103

Tomb IGN103 is an undecorated burial chamber located in Sector II of the Sanie necropolis, on the north front of a small isolated massif, flanked by tombs IGN104 and IGN105. The entrance is rectangular, elevated about 3.60 meters above the floor, and shows signs of erosive phenomena due to capillary rising damp and rainwater flow.

IGN103

Processing techniques

Pick, Point Chisel

Materials

Sandstone

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 p.178

The interior comprises a rectangular chamber with eight pit tombs, some potentially intended for children. The tomb is affected by geological defects, causing deterioration in its conservation state, including deep fractures and black and pink veins due to oxide accumulations in the sandstone. The interior continues these patterns with circular inclusions.

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