Catacomb of S. Ciriaco

Name of structure: Catacomb of S. Ciriaco
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Rome
Date of structure: 4C (the tomb of St. Cyriac) or 7C (the church of St. Cyriac). Demolished 15C.
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Unknown (now in Museo delle Terme di Diocleziano, Rome)
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Inscription: 'SCS'
Date of mosaic: 4C or 7C
Tomb is 4th century, church is 7th century
Century of mosaic 1: 4 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 7 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)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? Yes
Samples taken from where?

Whole fragment (Ponti & Noviello, 2000)

Excavation and restoration campaigns: n/a
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Ponti, R. & Noviello, C., 'Restauro di frammento musivo con iscrizione proveniente da S. Ciriaco sulla via Ostiense', in Atti del VI colloquio dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio della Conservazione del Mosaico (AISCOM) (Venezia, 23-23 gennario 1999), ed by F. Guidobaldi & A. Paribeni (Ravenna: Edizione del Girasoli, 2000), 749-55.


Krautheimer, R., Corbett, S., Frankl, S. & Frazer, A. K. Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae (Monumenti di antichità cristiana pubblicati dal Pontificio Instituto di Archeologia Cristiana) (Vatican City, New York, 1937-80), 6 vols: vol. 1.

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