Christ Chalkites
Name of structure: | Christ Chalkites |
Extended name of structure: | Chapel by Chalke gate |
Type of structure: | Chapel |
Country or main area: | Turkey |
Region within country or main area: | Marmara |
City or area within region: | Constantinople |
Date of structure: | 10C |
Century of structure 1: | 10 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 10 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | From Eyice (1964) references in TAY project: 'Traces of the mosaic decoration are observable at both stories'. See URL below. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | n/a |
Date of mosaic: | Contemporary with date of structure? |
Century of mosaic 1: | 10 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | 10 AD |
Silver tessera at site: | Unknown |
Gold tessera at site: | Unknown |
Colour tessera at site: | Unknown |
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: | n/a |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Eyice, S. 'Arslanhane' ve sevresinin arkeolojisi', Istanbul Arkeoloji Muzeleri Yilligi 11/12 (1964). C. Mango, The Brazen House (Copenhagen, 1959).
Majeska, George P. (1984). Russian Travelers to Constantinople in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Dumbarton Oaks.Majeska, George P. (1984). Russian Travelers to Constantinople in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Dumbarton Oaks.. 241–242 |
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