Lazarus

Name of structure: Lazarus
Extended name of structure: Second church of St Lazarus at Bethany
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area: Jerusalem
City or area within region: Bethany
Date of structure: 4C? 5C?
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Scattered tesserae on the ground, some in chunks with plaster. Estimated to cover a panel of c. 30x40 cm (Saller, 1957).
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

White, purple, red, pink, blue, green, black, gold foil.

Date of mosaic: 4C-5C
Century of mosaic 1: 4 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)? no
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1949-53: team led by fr. S. J. Saller, O.F.M.
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: Fr. Saller, S.J., Excavations at Bethany (Publications of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 12) (Jerusalem, 1953).
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