Maria della Croce

Name of structure: Maria della Croce
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Apulia
City or area within region: Casaranello
Date of structure: 5C-14C (modifications)
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 14 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Ceiling in nave and dome
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Geometrical patterns
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? Unknown
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Haseloff, A., 'I mosaici di Casaranello', Bolletino d’Arte del Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione 1/12 (Rome, 1907), 22-7.


 Bovini, Giuseppe, ‘I mosaici di S. Maria della Croce di Casaranello’, Corso di Cultura Sull’Arte Ravennate e Bizantina, vol. II(Ravenna: Dante Editions, 1964), 25-35
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