The coloured Triclinium. 200 BC - 200 AD. This striking chamber is situated opposite the Tomb of the Soldier and is the only room in a funerary complex at Petra that has carved architectural decorations on its interior surfaces. It was a funerary banqueting hall,. decorated with engaged columns and niches and was originally covered with painted stucco. The stucco has fallen away to reveal the natural colours of the rock from which the room was hewn. . Text from notice on site. Nabatean believers would rest on rock couches when consuming the sacrificial meals.
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Jordan Petra entrance to the Coloured Triclinium 1892.jpg
Jordan Petra View from Coloured Triclinium 1908.jpg
Jordan Petra 2013 1897 Coloured Triclinium.jpg
Jordan Petra 2013 1897 panorama Coloured Triclinium.jpg