Maria Formosa
Name of structure: | Maria Formosa |
Extended name of structure: | Maria del Canneto |
Type of structure: | church |
Country or main area: | Croatia |
Region within country or main area: | Istria |
City or area within region: | Pula |
Date of structure: | 6C |
Century of structure 1: | 6 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Apse |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Fragment with head of Christ now in Pula Archaeological Museum, |
Date of mosaic: | 6C |
Century of mosaic 1: | 6 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | 6 AD |
Silver tessera at site: | Unknown |
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? | No |
Samples taken from where? | n/a |
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Mackie, G., Early Christian Chapels in the West (Toronto, Buffalo London: Toronto University Press, 2003). Morassi, A., 'La chiesa di S Maria Formosa o del canneto in Pola', Bolletina d'Arte, Ser. II, 4 (1924), 11-25. |
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