Christ Chalkites

Name of structure: Christ Chalkites
Extended name of structure: Chapel by Chalke gate
Type of structure: Chapel
Country or main area: Turkey
Region within country or main area: Marmara
City or area within region: Constantinople
Date of structure: 10C
Century of structure 1: 10 AD
Century of structure 2: 10 AD
Specific place of mosaic: From Eyice (1964) references in TAY project: 'Traces of the mosaic decoration are observable at both stories'. See URL below.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: n/a
Date of mosaic: Contemporary with date of structure?
Century of mosaic 1: 10 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 10 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Unknown
Colour tessera at site: Unknown
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: n/a
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Eyice, S. 'Arslanhane' ve sevresinin arkeolojisi', Istanbul Arkeoloji Muzeleri Yilligi 11/12 (1964).


C. Mango, The Brazen House (Copenhagen, 1959).


 


Majeska, George P. (1984). Russian Travelers to Constantinople in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Dumbarton Oaks.Majeska, George P. (1984). Russian Travelers to Constantinople in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Dumbarton Oaks.. 241–242
URLs:

http://www.tayproject.org/

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