Basilica B
Name of structure: | Basilica B |
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Type of structure: | Church |
Country or main area: | Greece |
Region within country or main area: | Macedonia |
City or area within region: | Amphipolis |
Date of structure: | 450-550 |
Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Scattered tesserae on the ground in the apse. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | n/a |
Date of mosaic: | 450-550 |
Century of mosaic 1: | 5 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | 6 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: | 1959, 1972 |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Spiro, M., Critical Corpus of the Mosaic Pavement on the Greek Mainland, 4C-6C With Architectural Surveys, 2 vols. (Garland, NY and London, 1978), 607-11. PAE: (1972), 50; (1973), 34.
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