Unknown

Name of structure: Unknown
Extended name of structure: Gortys
Type of structure: Building
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Crete
City or area within region: Gortyna
Date of structure: Before 5C-6C?
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Deposit of tesserae on the ground

Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: More than 290 kg glass tesserae: black, blue, yellow, read, white, greens, turquoise.
Date of mosaic: 5C-6C?
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
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: 1998-2000: team led by A. di Vita
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Di Vita, A., 'Atti della Scuola, 1998-2000: Gortina', Annuario della Scuola archeologica di Atene e delle Missioni italiane in Oriente, 76-8 (1998-2000), 402-40.


 


 

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