Giusto

Name of structure: Giusto
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Puglia
City or area within region: Lucera
Date of structure: 5C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Scattered tesserae on the ground
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Coloured and gold foil tesserae
Date of mosaic: 5C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? Yes
Samples taken from where? Whole sample (Fiori et al 1997 & 1998)
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1995 & 1996: team from the Soprintendenza Archeologia di Puglia e L'Univesità di Bari led by G. Volpe
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Fiori, C., Vandini, M. & Macchiarola, M., 'Le analisi archeometriche di un campione di tessere musive vitree', in S. Giusto: la villa, le ecclesiae, ed by G.Volpe, (Bari: Edipuglia, 1998), 177-83.


Fiori, C., Vandini, M., Macchiarola, M. & Ercolani, G, 'Characterization of mosaic ‘glazes’ from the S. Giusto Basilica (Puglia, Italy)', in Key Engineering Materials 132-136/2 (1997), 1444-47: Edition dedicated to Atti della V E.CER.S. Conference (Versailles, 1997) ed by P. Abelard, A. Autissier, A. Bouquillon, J. M. Haussonne, A. Mocellin, B. Raveau, F. Thevenot.
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