| Name of structure: |
Basilica near to the Temple of the Lions Ailes |
| Extended name of structure: |
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| Type of structure: |
Church |
| Country or main area: |
Jordan |
| Region within country or main area: |
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| City or area within region: |
Petra |
| Date of structure: |
Built end of 5th. Rebuilt in 6th; certainly abandoned by 7th |
| Century of structure 1: |
5 AD |
| Century of structure 2: |
7 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: |
Walls, arcades and cul-de-fours of the apses |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: |
Tesserae of coloured glass incl. gold. Prob contemporary with building. |
| Date of mosaic: |
Probably contemprary with building. |
| Century of mosaic 1: |
5 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: |
5 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)? |
not known |
| Has analysis been done? |
Unknown |
| Samples taken from where? |
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| Excavation and restoration campaigns: |
See see A Michel, Les eglises d'epoque byzantine et umayyade de la Jordanie 5th-8th siecle, Turnhout, 2001, 160 |
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| Comments: |
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| Record Incomplete |
