Tsromi/Cromi

Name of structure: Tsromi/Cromi
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Georgia
Region within country or main area: Shida Kartli, Khashuri
City or area within region: Tsromi/Cromi
Date of structure: 626-634
Century of structure 1: 7 AD
Century of structure 2: 7 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Apse, now in State Museum of Fine Arts of Georgia, Tbilisi.

Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Christ, scroll, flora, remains of angels.
Date of mosaic: 7th century
Century of mosaic 1: 7 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 7 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)? No
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Beridze, Vaxtang, Gaiané Alibegašvili, Aneli Volskaja and Leila Xuskivadze, The Treasures of Georgia, trans. by Bruce Penman (London: Century Publishing Co. Ltd, 1984), p. 41


Khuskivadze, L., The mosaic of Gelati (Tibilisi, 2005).


Smirnov, J., Tsromskaya mosaika [Tsromi Mosaic] (Tiflis, 1935).

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