| Name of structure: |
Acropolis Basilica |
| Extended name of structure: |
Previously identified as Osios Nikon |
| Type of structure: |
remains of an apse fountain? |
| Country or main area: |
Greece |
| Region within country or main area: |
Laconia |
| City or area within region: |
Sparta |
| Date of structure: |
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| Specific place of mosaic: |
fragments of glass mosaic in the area |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: |
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| Date of mosaic: |
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| Silver tessera at site: |
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| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? |
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| Has analysis been done? |
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| Samples taken from where? |
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| Excavation and restoration campaigns: |
The Acropolis Basilica Project conducted by the British School at Athens and the 5th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities at Sparta. |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: |
Details in the preliminary report for the 2000 Season, Rebecca Sweetman and Evi Katsara, Annual of the British School at Athens, 97 (2002), 429-468, p. 446 |
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| Comments: |
Waterproof plaster lining of recessed apse in S.E. corner suggests a fountain |
| Record Incomplete |
