Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries

Name of text: Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some Neighbouring Countries
Author of text: Abu Salih
Date of text: 1173-early 13th C
Date of person in text: 12th-13th century
Name of structure in text: Al-Qalis, Sanaa
Type of structure in text: church
Date of structure in text c. 522
Century of structure 1: 6 AD
Century of structure 2:
Country in text: Yemen
Region in text:
City in text: Sanaa
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Description of mosaic in text:

Gilded and coloured glass

Mosaic date in text: 6 AD
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? Unknown
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? Yes
Colour descriptions in text:
Bibliography:

Abu Salih, Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and some neighboring countries, trans, by B. T. A. Evetts (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895), pp. 300-301

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