Photios

Name of structure: Photios
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Syria
Region within country or main area: Apamea
City or area within region: nr Hama/Huarte
Date of structure: 5C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Scattered tesserae on the ground, some in chunks with plaster from apse.

Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: 65 tesserae (bluee, turquoise, greens, reds, gold foil).
Date of mosaic: 6C
Century of mosaic 1: 6 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: 198s
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Lahanier, C., 'Études de tesselles de mosaïques e de verre à vitres syriens', in eds. M. & P. Canivet, Hûarte. Sanctuaire chrétien d'Apamène (IVe-VIe siècle). 2 Vols, vol. 1,  (Paris, 1987), 332-46.


Canivet, P., 'Pientures murales et mosaïques d'abside en verre à Huarte (IVe-Ve s.)' in Rayonnement grec. Hommages à Charles Delvoye, ed by L. Hadermann-Misguich & G. Raepsaet (Brussels: Editions de L'université de Bruxelles, 1982), 313-24.

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Comments: According to Canivet (note 1 and p. 316), the gold foil mosaics were taken to the Louvre, where they were analysed by Mrs. Prang and M. Léhanier. Their report should appear in the complete publication on the excavations, possibly published by AEIMA.

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