Myrelaion

Name of structure: Myrelaion
Extended name of structure: Bodrum Camii
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Turkey
Region within country or main area: Marmara
City or area within region: Constantinople
Date of structure: 920-2, 13C
Century of structure 1: 10 AD
Century of structure 2: 13 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Loose tesserae in the rubble fill of northeast pier.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: n/a
Date of mosaic: 10th century
Century of mosaic 1: 10 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
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)? n/a
Has analysis been done? Unknown
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:

1930: team led by David Talbot Rice
1965: team led by Striker and also excavations by R. Naumann
1964-65: Istanbul Archaeological museum


 
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Niewöhner, P., 'Der frühbyzantinische Rundbau beim Myrelaion in Konstantinopel. Kapitelle, Mosaiken und Ziegelstempel' , Istanbuler Mitteilungen 60 (2010), 405-453.


Niewöhner, P., 'The Rotunda at the Myrelaion in Constantinople. Pilaster capitals, mosaics, and brick stamps', 2nd International Sevgi Gönül Byzantine Studies Symposium Istanbul 2010 (in press).


Striker, C. L., The Myrelaion (Bodrum Camii) in Istanbul, with an appendix on the excavated pottery by John W. Hayes (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981).

R. Nauman, 'Ausgrabungen bei der Bodrum Camii (Myrelaion)', Istanbul Arkepoloji Müzeleri Yilligi 13-14 (1966), 135-9.


Rice, D. T., 'Excavations at Bodrum Camii', Byzantion 7 (1933), 151-74.
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Comments: We have chosen to date this mosaic to the 10th century, see Striker (1981), p. 24

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