Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt
| Name of text: | Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt |
| Author of text: | Alfred J. Butler |
| Date of text: | 1884 |
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| Name of structure in text: | Hanging Church/Al Mu'allakah/Al'Adra |
| Type of structure in text: | Church |
| Date of structure in text | Original church 3rd-4th century, rebuilt in 9th-10th century |
| Century of structure 1: | 3 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 10 AD |
| Country in text: | Egypt |
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| City in text: | Cairo |
| Specific place of mosaic in text: | Wall recess in baptistry |
| Description of mosaic in text: | arch above wall recess containing font/basin covered with mosaic of coloured marbles, and a shallow recess opposite and another beside it also decorated with mother-of-pearl and marble mosaic, main design being lotus pattern. |
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| Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
| Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
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| Bibliography: | Butler, Alfred J., The Ancient Coptic Churches of Egypt, 2 vols(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1884), vol. 1, pp. 226-7 |
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| Comments: | NB Not glass |