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12.

Derḳîta.

of the northern colonnade standing. The ornament
exterior and interior was quite plain. The
windows are round topped and moulded.

St. Sergius 536 A.D. A larger and more interesting church
was that to the east. It's plan is similar
to the above ^ (no. 3) ^ perfectly rectangular, but it is
better preserved and its ornament is much
finer. This church has an interesting
feature in the form of a small baptistry
adjoining the south apse-chapel. date 520 A.D.

At the west end was a narthex formed
between the projecting aisle walls. Its portico
consisted of four tall columns with rather bell-
shaped capitals decorated in a Byzantine style.
The main portal was richly decorated, with a series
of mouldings and foliate frieze or corona, and
bears a GK. insc (WKP insc. 14) giving the name of
the patron saint as Sergius and the date as 536 AD.

The ruined apse shows a pilaster for the
apse arch - this is also of Byzantine character.