Jeremias
| Name of structure: | Jeremias |
| Extended name of structure: | Main church of the monastery of Aba Jeremias at Saqqara. |
| Type of structure: | Church |
| Country or main area: | Egypt |
| Region within country or main area: | Saqqara |
| City or area within region: | nr Cairo |
| Date of structure: | 6C |
| Century of structure 1: | 6 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Scattered tesserae from semi-dome of apse. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | 5.5kg: gold foil, green, blues, red (Quibell, vol. 3, 1910-2). |
| Date of mosaic: | 6C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 6 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 6 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | Unknown |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | Unknown |
| Has analysis been done? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1909-12: team led by Quibell
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| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | McKenzie, J., The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B.C.-A.D. 700 (Yale, 2007). Quibell, J. E., Excavations at Saqqara (1907-8, 1908-9, 1909-10) (Cairo, 1910-2). 4 Vols. Online at http://www.archive.org/details/cu319240286712 73 |
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