Amathous Acropolis Basilica

Name of structure: Amathous Acropolis Basilica
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Cyprus
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Limassol
Date of structure: Late 6th-early 7th C
Century of structure 1: 6 AD
Century of structure 2: 7 AD
Specific place of mosaic: tesserae found in main apse indicate that its walls and/or dome decorated with mosaic.  walls of the basilica decorated with combination mosaic and painted plaster.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:
Date of mosaic:
Century of mosaic 1: 6 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 7 AD
Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site:
Colour tessera at site:
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Maguire, Richard (2012) Late Antique Basilicas on Cyprus sources, contexts, histories. Doctoral thesis, University of East Anglia

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