Coptic Churches of Egypt

Name of text: Coptic Churches of Egypt
Author of text: Alfred J. Butler
Date of text: 1884
Date of person in text:
Name of structure in text: Abu-Sargah Church
Type of structure in text: Church
Date of structure in text 8th century
Century of structure 1: 8 AD
Century of structure 2:
Country in text: Egypt
Region in text:
City in text: Cairo
Specific place of mosaic in text: Niche in centre of apse
Description of mosaic in text: NicheĀ  surrounded by a design of coloured marbles, and spandrels inlaid with fine mosaic with coloured marbles and mother-of-pearl
Mosaic date in text:
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? No
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? No
Colour descriptions in text:
Bibliography:

Butler, Alfred J., The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt, 2 vols(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1884), vol. 1, pp. 196-7

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Comments: NB No glass.

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