| Name of structure: |
Church |
| Extended name of structure: |
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| Type of structure: |
church |
| Country or main area: |
Jordan |
| Region within country or main area: |
Khirbet esh-Sheik 'Isa |
| City or area within region: |
Zoara |
| Date of structure: |
5th - 6th century |
| Century of structure 1: |
5 AD |
| Century of structure 2: |
6 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: |
Tesserae found during excavation of Trench VIII, and associated with the mosaic pavement of a church. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: |
Glass tesserae with gold paint. |
| Date of mosaic: |
5th-6th century |
| Century of mosaic 1: |
5 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: |
6 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: |
Unknown |
| Gold tessera at site: |
Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: |
Unknown |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? |
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| Has analysis been done? |
No |
| Samples taken from where? |
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| Excavation and restoration campaigns: |
Archaeological works were conducted in the Ghawr as-Safi during December 2012 by the Hellenic Society for Near Eastern Studies in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Project funded by Aramex LLC and directed by Dr. Konstantinos D. Politis. |
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| Record Incomplete |
