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: | Anba Bishôi church, Natrun Valley, Libyan Desert aka Church of S. Pshoi, The Red Monastery |
Type of structure in text: | Church |
Date of structure in text | 10th-11th C |
Century of structure 1: | 10 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 11 AD |
Country in text: | Egypt |
Region in text: | Upper Egypt |
City in text: | Nr. Sohag |
Specific place of mosaic in text: | Panel above niche in centre of apse |
Description of mosaic in text: | large panel filled with marble mosaic – blue crosses enclosed in white border, traces of vitreous enamel. |
Mosaic date in text: | |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
Colour descriptions in text: | blue white |
Bibliography: | Butler, Alfred J., The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt, 2 vols(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1884), vol. 1. p. 314 |
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