Kenchrean Basilica
Name of structure: | Kenchrean Basilica |
Extended name of structure: | |
Type of structure: | Church |
Country or main area: | Greece |
Region within country or main area: | Corinthia |
City or area within region: | Corinth, by the Kenchrean gate |
Date of structure: | First church from 5C, second church from 10C, third rebuilding 11C. |
Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 11 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Scattered tesserae on the ground. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Turquoise, green, yellow, deep red, white, and blue. |
Date of mosaic: | ? |
Century of mosaic 1: | 5 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | 11 AD |
Silver tessera at site: | No |
Gold tessera at site: | No |
Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | Uncut lumps of glass. |
Has analysis been done? | No |
Samples taken from where? | n/a |
Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1928: Carpenter and de Waele |
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Shelley, J. M., 'The Christian basilica near the Cenchrean Gate at Corinth', Hesperia, 12/2 (1943), 166-89. |
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