Architectural marvels of the lesser known Little Petra site in Ma'an Jordan. Located just a few kilometers from the world-famous UNESCO site of Petra, Siq Al-Barid is a much more quiet and can easily be viewed without large crowds.
This biclinium (a Roman dining room with two benches), dated back to the first century CE, contains the only surviving example of Nabataean painting. The ceiling is decorated with flowering vines done in a Hellenistic Alexandrian style.
The interior wall is protected by an iron gate. Several baetyl (a sacred standing stone ("god block") that represents a divinity) niches surround the outside of the chamber.