Chapel of S. John the Evangelist
Name of structure: | Chapel of S. John the Evangelist |
Extended name of structure: | In S. Giovanni in Laterano |
Type of structure: | Chapel |
Country or main area: | Italy |
Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
City or area within region: | Rome |
Date of structure: | 461-8 |
Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 5 AD |
Specific place of mosaic: | Vault. |
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Lamb of God, flora, fauna. |
Date of mosaic: | 5C |
Century of mosaic 1: | 5 AD |
Century of mosaic 2: | 5 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? | Unknown |
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). Krautheimer, R., Corbett, S., Frankl, S. & Frazer, A. K., Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae (Monumenti di antichità cristiana pubblicati dal Pontificio Instituto di Archeologia Cristiana). 6 Vols. (Vatican City, New York, 1937-80) |
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