Basilica A

Name of structure: Basilica A
Extended name of structure: Basilica of St. Demetrios
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Macedonia
City or area within region: Nea Anchialos
Date of structure: Mid 5C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Walls (Spiro)
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: n/a
Date of mosaic: 5C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Unknown
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1924-28
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Caraher, W. R., Church, Society and the Sacred in Early Christian Greece (Ohio State Univ Thesis, 2003): catalogue and passim. Available online.


Spiro, M., Critical Corpus of the Mosaic Pavement on the Greek Mainland, 4C-6C With Architectural Surveys, 2 vols. (Garland, NY and London, 1978), 307-14.


AE (1929), 19-111.

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