Sanatorium Basilica

Name of structure: Sanatorium Basilica
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Crete
City or area within region: Knossos
Date of structure: 5C-6C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic:

Scattered tesserae on the ground.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

Blue, green (Frend, 1962).
Date of mosaic: 5C-6C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 6 AD
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? No
Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1960s
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Sweetman, R., 'Late Antique Knossos. Understanding the city: evidence of mosaics and religious architecture', Annual of the British School in Athens 99 (2004), 315-54.


Frend, W. C. H. & Johnston, D. E., 'The Byzantine basilica church at Knossos', Annual of the British School in Athens 57 (1962), 168-238.
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