Dereağzi

Name of structure: Dereağzi
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Turkey
Region within country or main area: Antalya
City or area within region: Dereağzi
Date of structure: Late 9C, early 10C
Century of structure 1: 9 AD
Century of structure 2: 10 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Diaconicon; nave; north octagon.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Diaconicon: fragments of Christ in Majesty and insription, of tendril .(?), of male figure.
Nave: patches of hard-to-identify scenes with male and female figures, possibly Trial by Water.
North octagon (mosaics no longer extant): patches of hard-to-identify scenes with male and female figures.
Date of mosaic: Late 9C, early 10C
Century of mosaic 1: 9 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 10 AD
Silver tessera at site: Yes
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? No
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:

1836: Ch. Texier
1881-82: O. Benndorf & G. Niemann
1906: H. Rott & k. Michell
1967-: team led by J. Morganstern
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Morganstern, J., The Byzantine Church at Dereağzi and its Decoration (Tübingen: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, 1983).


Morganstern, J. & Stone, R. E., 'The church at Dereağzi: a preliminary report on the mosaics of the diaconicon', DOP 23-24 (1969-70), 382-93.
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