Lechaio Basilica
| Name of structure: | Lechaio Basilica |
| Extended name of structure: | |
| Type of structure: | Church |
| Country or main area: | Greece |
| Region within country or main area: | Corinthia |
| City or area within region: | Lechaio |
| Date of structure: | 450-551 |
| Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Apse and conch; side buildings. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Scattered tesserae, some in chunks with plaster; 3-layered plaster with sinopia. |
| Date of mosaic: | 5C-6C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 5 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 6 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? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1950s-60s |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Caraher, W. R., Church, Society and the Sacred in Early Christian Greece (Ohio State Univ Thesis, 2003): catalogue and passim. Available online. PAE (1956), 164-78; (1957), 95-104; (1958), 119-34; (1959), 126-40; (1960), 144-70; (1961), 137-54. |
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