Petra: The rose red city of Nabataens
A narrow curving canyon to enter Siq, in modern-day Jordan
Elaborate carvings as a prelude to the treasury, petra’s center
Stone Carvings, Camel Caravans, and Betyls (gold blocks) set in niches appear.
Treasury - Khazneh, a momental tomb Arabian light hits the facade and gives the
treasury a rose-red color.
Petra’s the capital of Nabataen. Capital later moved to Bosra
In modern day Siria.
They were great traders who controlled luxury trade during late Hellenistic and Roman
periods.
Tholos.
Influenced by Greek nd romans
Petra: Rock-cut Facades
Draw on Hellenistic and Near East architecture
Metropolis, not a necropolis
Tombs carved in, however No human remains found, burial practices of the people
remain unknown.
Corinthian Columns
Central Tholos, broken pediment.
Lower level features with twin Greek gods Castor and Pollux, Protected travelers and
the dead on their journey.
Helenistic designs of vines, eagles (Symbol of Zeus.) and vegetation
Probably constructed when the people were the wealthiest.
Inscriptions date the tombs, inscriptions in Nabataens, Greek, and Latin, which tell us
about the people who were tombed there.
Alexandria influenced.
Above the pediments are two obelisks.
, On the upper story, Amazons (bare-breasted) and Victories Stand, flanking central Isis-
tyche, combination of Egypt’s Isis and Greek’s Tyche.
Features Rosettes.
Probably a tomb for a king.
Not all rock-cut monuments were tombs, many were living quarters or monumental
dining spaces.
Ed-der had a facade featuring a doric entablature.
Bamiyan Buddhas:
No longer exists. Destroyed by the taliban
High Relief Structures.
Where thousands of monks would go to meditate.
Central Afghaniistan.
Important location on the Silk Route, Carried both material wealth and ideas.
Buddhism introduced in the Early Kushan period.
Buddhism spread because it was not location specific (didn’t matter where you were.)
you could matter worship anywhere anytime.
Over 1000 little mini buddhas, and two huge monumental buddhas.
Buddha Vairochana is larger than other monumental Buddha Shakyamuni
Area around the heads and larger buddha’s feet carved in the round so visitors could
cirumambulate.
Influenced by art and culture of India, Central Asia, and Ancient Greece.
They had flowing robes and heads of curly hair - referencing Greece. But this is also
imagery that is rooted in early Gandharan Buddhism. Hellenistic technique with Indian
subject matter.
A narrow curving canyon to enter Siq, in modern-day Jordan
Elaborate carvings as a prelude to the treasury, petra’s center
Stone Carvings, Camel Caravans, and Betyls (gold blocks) set in niches appear.
Treasury - Khazneh, a momental tomb Arabian light hits the facade and gives the
treasury a rose-red color.
Petra’s the capital of Nabataen. Capital later moved to Bosra
In modern day Siria.
They were great traders who controlled luxury trade during late Hellenistic and Roman
periods.
Tholos.
Influenced by Greek nd romans
Petra: Rock-cut Facades
Draw on Hellenistic and Near East architecture
Metropolis, not a necropolis
Tombs carved in, however No human remains found, burial practices of the people
remain unknown.
Corinthian Columns
Central Tholos, broken pediment.
Lower level features with twin Greek gods Castor and Pollux, Protected travelers and
the dead on their journey.
Helenistic designs of vines, eagles (Symbol of Zeus.) and vegetation
Probably constructed when the people were the wealthiest.
Inscriptions date the tombs, inscriptions in Nabataens, Greek, and Latin, which tell us
about the people who were tombed there.
Alexandria influenced.
Above the pediments are two obelisks.
, On the upper story, Amazons (bare-breasted) and Victories Stand, flanking central Isis-
tyche, combination of Egypt’s Isis and Greek’s Tyche.
Features Rosettes.
Probably a tomb for a king.
Not all rock-cut monuments were tombs, many were living quarters or monumental
dining spaces.
Ed-der had a facade featuring a doric entablature.
Bamiyan Buddhas:
No longer exists. Destroyed by the taliban
High Relief Structures.
Where thousands of monks would go to meditate.
Central Afghaniistan.
Important location on the Silk Route, Carried both material wealth and ideas.
Buddhism introduced in the Early Kushan period.
Buddhism spread because it was not location specific (didn’t matter where you were.)
you could matter worship anywhere anytime.
Over 1000 little mini buddhas, and two huge monumental buddhas.
Buddha Vairochana is larger than other monumental Buddha Shakyamuni
Area around the heads and larger buddha’s feet carved in the round so visitors could
cirumambulate.
Influenced by art and culture of India, Central Asia, and Ancient Greece.
They had flowing robes and heads of curly hair - referencing Greece. But this is also
imagery that is rooted in early Gandharan Buddhism. Hellenistic technique with Indian
subject matter.
