Petra nr. Wadi Musa / Baṭrā / Selah

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07996PET
Object Type: Baptismal Font3
Font Century and Period/Style: 4th - 5th century, Early Christian
Church / Chapel Name: Early Christian basilica
Font Location in Church: In the archaeological site
Site Location: Maʻān, Jordan, Middle East
Directions to Site: Located near Wadi Musa, 25 km NW of Ma'an
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Fiema (2001: 308) as a baptismal font of the early Christian basilica in this ancient city; the source shows a roughly cruciform raised font, with a cylindrical basin in one of the crooks of the arms [to be researched]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: sunken font, cruciform
Basin Interior Shape: cruciform

REFERENCES

  • Fiema, Zbigniew T., The Petra Church, Amman: American Center of Oriental Research, 2001, p. 308