Step pinnacle
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Step battlements on a temple in Palmyra
Step battlements are stepped battlements .
Step battlements are mainly known from the Near East and adorned the roof of temples, fortifications and other buildings. They are depicted on Assyrian reliefs and stone specimens have survived mainly from Greco-Roman times in places such as Petra or Palmyra .