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A larger-than-life sandstone relief of a camel caravan, carved into the rock of the Siq in Petra (Jordan), early 1st century BCE. It depicts four camels with their guide entering Petra.

The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in southern Jordan. It is a narrow gorge that winds its way approximately 1.2 kilometres (3/4 mi) and ends at Petra's most elaborate ruin, the Treasury (Al Khazneh). The...

Marble portrait of the Roman Emperor who reigned from 161 to 180 CE. His statues were raised in cities across the Roman Empire; this head was found in the exedra of Qasr al-Bint Temple at Petra. An inscription reveals that it was set there...

Dating to circa 170 CE, this statue's head (the torso is missing) was carved in a Hellenistic Graeco-Roman style. The Romans conquered Petra in 106 CE. From Petra, modern-day Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

The Monastery is one of the largest monuments in Petra, Jordan. It is a monumental building carved out of the rock in the Nabataean Classical style. It was probably built as a temple in the early 2nd century CE, during the reign of King Rabel...

Carved into the side of the mountain at the foot of the High Place of Sacrifice, the theatre of Petra consists of three rows of seats separated by passageways. Seven stairways ascended the cavea (seating section) which accommodated 4000 spectators...

The so-called Treasury (Khazneh) in Petra, Jordan. The Treasury's rock-cut, two-storied façade is 24.9 m wide and almost 40 m high and strongly embodies the Hellenistic style and reflects the influence of Alexandria. Both stories are embellished...

The so-called Treasury (Khazneh) in Petra, Jordan. The Treasury's rock-cut, two-storied façade is 24.9 m wide and almost 40 m high and strongly embodies the Hellenistic style and reflects the influence of Alexandria. Both stories are embellished...

View of the Royal Tombs at Petra (Jordan). From left to right: the Palace Tomb with three distinct stories; the Corinthian Tomb and the Silk Tomb. 1st century CE.

The lower level of the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) of Petra (Jordan) consists of a four-columned, pedimented portico flanked by shallow recesses and two sides columns. The reliefs on the lower level are 5 meters high and depict the Dioscuri, the...