IGN99

IGN99

The tomb IGN99 is set back into the massif by about 3-4 meters. The facade features two half-crowsteps with five steps, an Egyptian entablature, and angular pilasters that are unfinished and lack a base. The well-detailed Nabatean-Corinthian capital decorates the pilasters, with a framed cartouche between the architrave and central acroterion support. The entrance portal is partially unfinished with a plain frieze and architrave beneath the pediment. The terrace in front of the tomb still has extraction blocks on the sides, and the floor features grooves from continued extraction activities.

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Processing techniques

Axe, Pick, Point chisel, Flat chisel

Materials

Sandstone

Les tombeaux nabatéens de Hegra vol. II Nehmé L. Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres Paris 2015 pp.164-166

The interior is rectangular and shows signs of previous extraction activities, with stone blocks protruding from the floor and the back wall. A rectangular recess is present in the lower right half of the back wall.

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