IGN92

Tomb IGN92 is a unique arch tomb located in sector III of the Khuraymat necropolis, with the arch itself forming the façade. The façade features three amphora-shaped acroteria, with the central one being larger. The arch is semicircular with an egg and dart motif, and a six-petal rose is inscribed in a hexagon within the lunette.

IGN92

Processing techniques

Pick, Point Chisel, Flat Chisel

Materials

Sandstone, Mortar (around the perimeter of the cell and above the pit tomb)

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp.151-153

The façade is completed with pseudo-Doric pilasters with missing bases, possibly unfinished. The interior is small, with a rectangular layout of about 3×2 meters, including three pit tombs and a small burial cell. The entrance is raised about 80 cm from the ground. The interior includes a small corridor and three pit tombs, with white mortar still visible around the burial cell and the right pit tomb.

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