Panagia Kanakaria

Name of structure: Panagia Kanakaria
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Cyprus
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Lythrankomi
Date of structure: 5C, 7C, 12C.
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 12 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Originally in apse and in sancturary intrados.
Looted in 1979; pieces recovered and returned to Cyprus in 1983, 1991, and 1997. Currently kept at?
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Enthroned Virgin with Christ child, archangels, saints, flora, fauna.
Date of mosaic: 6C
Century of mosaic 1: 6 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 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? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Michaelides, D., 'A catalogue of Hellenistic, Roman and early Christian mosaics of Cyprus with representations of human figures', Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, 1987, 239-52.


Megaw, A. H. S., 'Mosaici parietali Paleobizantini di Cipro', in XXXIII Corso di Cultural sull'arte Ravennate e Bizantina: Cipro e il Mediterraneo Orientali Ravenna, 23-30 Marzo 1985) (Ravenna: Edizioni del Girasoli, 1985), 173-98.


Megaw, A. H. S. & Hawkins, E. J. W, The Church of the Panagia Kanakaria at Lythrankomi in Cyprus. Its Mosaics and Frescoes (Washington, 1977).

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Department of antiquities report on the mosaic lootings and recovery: http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/DA/DA.nsf/All/5C63072411078AB9C22572750055D67D?OpenDocument

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