Castello di Calatamauro

Name of structure: Castello di Calatamauro
Extended name of structure: Church in Castello di Calatamauro
Type of structure: church
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Sicily
City or area within region: Calatamauro
Date of structure:
Century of structure 1:
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic:

Mosaic now in the Regional Gallery of Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo.  Taken from ruined church.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Madonna and Child.  3 shades of blue, seams of gold and red, undergarment of Child is green-gold with yellow highlights and a red clavus, mantle greyish brown with yellow and gold, and with blue and black contours.  In the faces there are pink, grey, green, light yellow, red and black.  Chequered patterns are used in the half shades.
Date of mosaic:
Century of mosaic 1: 13 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 14 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)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Demus, Otto, Mosaics of Norman Sicily (London: Routledge, 1956), p. 188, nn. 20 and 21 on p. 191.
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