Stephen

Name of structure: Stephen
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Jordan
Region within country or main area: Madaba
City or area within region: Umm Al-Rasas
Date of structure: 8C
Century of structure 1: 8 AD
Century of structure 2: 8 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Floor

Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Black, red, greens, gold foil.
Date of mosaic:

8C?

Century of mosaic 1: 8 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 8 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
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:

1986-93 (at least): team from Studium Biblicum Franciscanum led by M. Piccirillo
1988-: team from Max Van Berchem Foundation

Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

 


Piccirillo, M. & Alliata, E., Umm al-Rasas Mayfacah I: Gli scavi del complesso di Santo Stefano (Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Collectio Maior 28) (Jerusalem: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 1994), esp. 84.


Piccirillo, M. & Alliata, E., 'Il complesso di Santo Stefano a Umm al-Rasas - Kastron Mefaa in Giordania (1986-1991), Liber Annuus 41 (1991), 327-422.


Piccirillo, M., Chiese e mosaici di Madaba (Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 1989).

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