Petra
Title
Petra
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
November 11, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
betyl
Creator2
Allen, Will (photograph)
Work Type
Single built works
Date
2015
Work Location
Jordan (nation)
Petra (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Nabatean
Subject
baetyls
Description
Detail view of a betyl beside a section of the original Nabatean pavement through the Siq, in Petra, Jordan. "The Nabataeans observed what is called "aniconism" ... in the veneration and representation of their deities.
Aniconism means that rather than using figural images
as objects of worship, symbolic forms such as standing stones are taken as the representation of the deity ... The Nabataean betyls do not correspond to those described by Philo. Rather than round, black stones, they are stelae or shaped slabs raised in relief. But since they too are aniconic sacred stones, in modern research the term "betyl" is associated with these types of monuments"--The Betyls of Petra, by Robert Wenning, in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 324, 2001, S. 79-95.
Aniconism means that rather than using figural images
as objects of worship, symbolic forms such as standing stones are taken as the representation of the deity ... The Nabataean betyls do not correspond to those described by Philo. Rather than round, black stones, they are stelae or shaped slabs raised in relief. But since they too are aniconic sacred stones, in modern research the term "betyl" is associated with these types of monuments"--The Betyls of Petra, by Robert Wenning, in Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 324, 2001, S. 79-95.
Material/Medium
sandstone
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
WA151
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