East Church

Name of structure: East Church
Extended name of structure: Jabal Abu al-Khas - zone V
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Jordan
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Pella (Tabaqat Fahl)
Date of structure: Late 5th-early 6th for building. Disrepair in 7th and earthquake damage in 747/8
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: the cul-de-four
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: glass tesserae
Date of mosaic: probably contomporary with building
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 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)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns: the Pella excavations reports. Also in A. Michel, Les eglises d'epoque byzantine et umayyade de la Jordanie 5th-8th siecle, Turnhout 2001, 122.
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