BSY_FB_06_p027c

(27c)

Ksêdjbeh

the ornament which is quite distinctive
in this church is displayed on the doorways
on the south side where lintels and jambs
are richly moulded and adorned with
twisted bands. There is a striking similarity
here to the ornament of the doorways of
the East Church at Bābisḳa and a Greek
inscription on the lowest member of the lintel ^ of the
S.E. doorway (W.K.P. Gk insc. no 261) shows them
to have been not far from [eastern pronoas].

The capitals of the main columns of the
nave are interesting for the variety which
they present - some are of the uncut
corinthian order with garlands at the angles
others are inserted truncated cones with
various low carvings in relief - one is fluted
like those of the E. church at Bābisḳa -
another has a sort of basket work
pattern with small heads raised on
the bands.