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
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Mackie, G., Early Christian Chapels in the West (Toronto, Buffalo London: Toronto University Press, 2003).

Tavano, S., 'Mosaici parietali in Istria', Antichità Adriatiche 8 (1975), 245-52.


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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