Basilica Martyrios

Name of structure: Basilica Martyrios
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Macedonia
City or area within region: Nea Anchialos
Date of structure: 431
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Nave floor; sanctuary.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Chuncks of tesserae with plaster.
Date of mosaic: 5C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Unknown
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1970s
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Caraher, W. R., Church, Society and the Sacred in Early Christian Greece (Ohio State Univ Thesis, 2003): catalogue and passim. Available online.


PAE (1978), 34-43; (1979), 56; (1981A), 82.  


 

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