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‘Atiqot 106 (2022)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Facade of the Tel Arza Burial Cave: Architectural Style and a Comparative Study (pp. 177–186)
Orit Peleg-Barkat
Keywords: cemetery, necropolis, Early Roman period, Doric classical order
The Tel Arza burial cave is one of the most elaborately decorated burial caves in the Second Temple period necropolis of Jerusalem. Its
distylos in antis
facade resembles a two-story edifice facade, probably indicating that the tomb was owned by an affluent Jewish family. This paper presents an analysis of the architectural components of the decorated facade, followed by a general discussion and comparative study as a means for providing a relative dating for the burial cave.