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HannaSzymańska,KrzysztofBabraj
EGYPT
Awell-preservedsideentrancewith
twodoorjambswasfoundinthesouth
wallofthebasilica[Fig.6].Itappears
tohaveremainedinuseuntiltheendofthe
occupationofthechurch.Abenchabutted
thisentranceonthewestside;itssidewas
paintedwithtwosuccessivecoatsofvivid
red.Tothewestoftheentrance,about3m
awayfromit,therewasasmallrecessinthe
wall,presumablyforastoupintheform
ofamarblebasin,afragmentofwhichwas
foundnearby.
Various
elements
of
marble
architecturaldecorwerefoundinthepart
ofthequadratumpopuli(naveandaisles)
uncoveredthisseason.Teseelements
includedcolumnfragments(piecesof
capitals,shafs,bases),paintedmoldings
thatonceconstitutedwalldecoration,
aswellaslimestonestructuralelements,
suchasthresholds,astatueconsole,etc.
Fig.5.Twostonestructuresflankingentrance
throughsouthdoorway,seentotheeast
(PhotoT
.Skrzypiec)
Fig.6.Southernentrancetothebasilica,lookingsouth
(PhotoK.Babraj)
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