Pantokrator
| Name of structure: | Pantokrator |
| Extended name of structure: | Zeyrek Camii |
| Type of structure: | Church |
| Country or main area: | Turkey |
| Region within country or main area: | Marmara |
| City or area within region: | Constantinople |
| Date of structure: | 1118-1136 |
| Century of structure 1: | 12 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 12 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Scattered tesserae on ground |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | From TAY database: “A burgundy-yellow mosaic decoration is observed inside the arch of a window in the northwest of the northern church. A similar mosaic fragment was revealed in one of the window arches in the east during the recent restorations.It seems that the building was covered with marble plates up to the level of the fascia, and with mosaics from that level up, which could have been seen until the 18th century [Müller-Wiener (1977), 214]. Accessed 10 Nov 2009. URL below. Loose tesserae found in the Ottoman fill material on the roof (Ousterhout et all (2000)). |
| Date of mosaic: | Unknown |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 12 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 12 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? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1953: The Administration of Foundations 1954: Byzantine Institute of America 1966: The Administration of Foundations 1997-2006: team led by M. Ahunbay and Z. Ahunbay from the Istanbul Technical University and R. Ousterhout of the Illinois University 2009: team led by Dr Uzlifat Ozgumusm Docus Univ, Istanbul |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Brill, R., 'Chemical Analyses of the Zeyrek Camii and Kariye Camii Glasses', DOP 59 (2005), 213-30. Ousterhout, R., Ahunbay, Z. & Ahunbay, M., ‘Study and Restoration of the Zeyrek Camii in Istanbul: First Report, 1997–98’, DOP 54 (2000), 265-9. Müller-Wiener, W., .Bildlexikon zur Topographie Istanbuls. Byzantium-Konstantinupolis-Istanbul bis zum Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts (Tübingen: Ernts Wasmuth, 1977). Çuhadaroğlu, 'Zeyrek Kilise Camii restitüsyonu', Rölöve ve restorasyon dergisi 1 (1974), 99-108. Megaw, A. H. S., 'Notes on the recent work of the Byzantine Institute in Istanbul', DOP 17 (1963), 333-64. |
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