Akhiza Cathedral
| Name of structure: | Akhiza Cathedral |
| Extended name of structure: | |
| Type of structure: | church |
| Country or main area: | Turkey |
| Region within country or main area: | Atvin |
| City or area within region: | 2 km to the north of village of Ferhatlti Koy in The Klarjeti |
| Date of structure: | Fifth-sixth century |
| Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | The chancel |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Virgin Orans |
| Date of mosaic: | 5th-6th century |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 5 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)? | |
| Has analysis been done? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Skhirtladze, Zaza, ‘The apse decoration of the Akhiza cathedral: documents and materials in the museums of Georgia’, Anatolian Studies, 59 (2009), 139-146 |
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| Comments: | Up to three dozen tesserae kept in the Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia. Most are dark green and gold. Also singles in greenish yellow, coral, dark brown, light brown, white, transparent. A few are natural stones but most made of coloured glass. |