| Name of text: |
Prairies d'Or |
| Author of text: |
Al-Masoudi |
| Date of text: |
947 |
| Date of person in text: |
896-956 |
| Name of structure in text: |
Al-Qalis church, Sanaa, see also The Kaaba |
| Type of structure in text: |
church |
| Date of structure in text |
c. 522 |
| Century of structure 1: |
6 AD |
| Century of structure 2: |
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| Country in text: |
Yemen |
| Region in text: |
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| City in text: |
Sanaa |
| Specific place of mosaic in text: |
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| Description of mosaic in text: |
In the mid sixth century, mosaics taken from a church in Sanaa (Al-Qalis) were used to decorate the Kaaba in Mecca. |
| Mosaic date in text: |
6 AD |
| Tesserae silver mentioned in text? |
Unknown |
| Tesserae gold mentioned in text? |
Unknown |
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| Bibliography: |
Al-Masoudi, Prairies d'or, Muruj al-dhahab, ed. and trans. by by Barbier de Meynard and Pavet de Courteille (Paris: 1861-77), vol. 5, pp. 192-3 |
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