2.01 Pella — East Church

McNicoll, Pella in Jordan, 2, fig. 23 p. 154
McNicoll, Pella in Jordan, 2, fig. 23 p. 154

Summary information

Characteristics

Classification

Roman

  • Τ-shaped or bar-shaped chancel
  • Tri-apsidal, aisles inscribed
  • Altars in the side apses
  • Relics and Reliquaries
  • Ambo to the north south?
  • Baptistry outside off the atrium or the north aisle
  • Marble furnishings (high status imperial association) and imported fine wares
  • Decorative elements on chancel screens 
  • Separate north chapel

The Archaeology of Liturgy Project reflects research conducted at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem during the spring of 2023.