Category:Lions Tomb

A tomb one passes on the ascent to the Monastery. Text on website: The Lion Triclinium (BD 452) was created around the middle of the 1st century AD, probably in connection with the necropolis on the rock terrace to the left of it. In the building itself there were no graves, it was intended for ritual banquets in honour of ancestors or deities. The name comes from the two, now strongly weathered lions on both sides of the entrance door. The keyhole-like, high door opening was the result of the erosion of a round window in the upper area. The pilasters on both sides are completed by Nabataean capitals with floral ornamentation.