Chapel of S. John the Evangelist

Name of structure: Chapel of S. John the Evangelist
Extended name of structure: In S. Giovanni in Laterano
Type of structure: Chapel
Country or main area: Italy
Region within country or main area: Lazio
City or area within region: Rome
Date of structure: 461-8
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 5 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Vault.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Lamb of God, flora, fauna.
Date of mosaic: 5C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 5 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)? Unknown
Has analysis been done? Unknown
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Mackie, G., Early Christian Chapels in the West (Toronto, Buffalo London: Toronto University Press, 2003).


Krautheimer, R., Corbett, S., Frankl, S. & Frazer, A. K., Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae (Monumenti di antichità cristiana pubblicati dal Pontificio Instituto di Archeologia Cristiana). 6 Vols. (Vatican City, New York, 1937-80)

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