Baptistery Complete

ID: 247

Building type: baptistery

Context:

church

Site:

Inscriptions:

399

Description:

Dating to the fifth century, the basilica at Dāḥis represents an arcaded type and includes a bema, a rectangular chancel, and a martyrion. A Syriac inscription is attested on the lintel of its baptistery. For further details, consult: Strube, Ch., 1993. Baudekoration im Nordsyrischen Kalksteingebiet, vol. 1: Kapitell-, Tür- und Gesimsformen des 4. und 5. Jhs. n. Chr., Mainz, 471.