Kraneion Basilica
Name of structure: | Kraneion Basilica |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Church |
Country or main area: | Greece |
Region within country or main area: | Corinthia |
City or area within region: | Corinth |
Date of structure: | 500 |
Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Scattered tesserae on the ground north of the apse of the baptistery. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | One tesserae described as light blue (1976A). |
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. |
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