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Name of structure: Unknown
Extended name of structure: Probably a basilica
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Israel
Region within country or main area: Jerusalem
City or area within region: Site on a hill near S. Andrew's church
Date of structure: Byzantine
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Specific place of mosaic: Wall of church?
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Scattered glass tesserae in various colours, probably from a wall mosaic.
Date of mosaic: Byzantine
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Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site:
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
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The site was excavated by G. Barkay during salvage excavations on behalf of the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums and the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University in 1975.

Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Ovadiah, Asher and Carla Gomez de Silva, ‘ Supplementum – Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land, pt. 1, Levant, 14 (1982), 200-261, see pp. 222-3

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