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Bābisḳa

face down is among the finest specimens
of its kind that we have seen, it bears an
insc. in Greek (W.K.P. insc. 25) dating to 401 AD.

The nave was divided by 2 rows of massive
columns and arches. The capitals are of a
peculiar pattern which is in no sense a
modification of one of the GK. orders. They have
a square plinth and a deep echinus
ornamented with perpendicular flutings, at the
neck is a simpler bead moulding.

South of the church, on the east side of the
quadrangle was a finely constructed
rectangular building, completely destroyed
for building purposes, with only its western
portal standing and portions of a smaller
doorway to the south.

This western portal is by all odds the most
beautiful we have found in this region.
The decoration which extends across the lintel
and down the jambs consists of a variety
of mouldings interspersed with bands of foliate