Theotokos Chrysokephalos

Name of structure: Theotokos Chrysokephalos
Extended name of structure: Buyuk Camii
Type of structure: church
Country or main area: Turkey
Region within country or main area: Pontos
City or area within region: Trebizond
Date of structure:
Century of structure 1: 13 AD
Century of structure 2: 14 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Apse and outer wall
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: ?Mother of God in apse; Constantine and Helena and/or Annunciation outside
Date of mosaic: Eleventh century or 1214-1235 or 1339-51
Century of mosaic 1: 11 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 14 AD
Silver tessera at site: Unknown
Gold tessera at site: Unknown
Colour tessera at site: Unknown
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: A. Bryer and D. Winfield, The Byazntine monuments and topography of the Pontos (DO, Washington DC, 1985), vol. 1, 238-39
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Comments:
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