Symeon the Elder

Name of structure: Symeon the Elder
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church and baptistery
Country or main area: Syria
Region within country or main area: Aleppo
City or area within region: Qalat Seman
Date of structure: 476-90
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Unknown
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Quantities of glass tesserae in greens, blues and yellows found throughout the site of the main church and baptistery (Liz James visit in 2012)

Date of mosaic: Fifth century
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site:
Gold tessera at site:
Colour tessera at site: Yes
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:
URLs:
Comments: Mosaic dated to fifth century assuming it is contemporaneous with the church.
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