Coptic Churches of Egypt
Name of text: | Coptic Churches of Egypt |
Author of text: | Alfred J. Butler |
Date of text: | 1884 |
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Name of structure in text: | Abu-‘s-Sifain Church now called St. Mercurius Church |
Type of structure in text: | Church |
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Country in text: | Egypt |
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City in text: | Cairo |
Specific place of mosaic in text: | Panel on balcony |
Description of mosaic in text: | Balcony faced with a panel inlaid with elaborate mosaics, pulpit has minute mosaic of coloured marble and shell-pearl. |
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Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
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Bibliography: | Butler, Alfred J., The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt, 2 vols(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1884), vol. 1, p. 109 |
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Comments: | NB No glass. |