Chapel of S. Prosdocimus
| Name of structure: | Chapel of S. Prosdocimus |
| Extended name of structure: | Chapel of S. Prosdocimus, Basilica of S. Justine |
| Type of structure: | Chapel |
| Country or main area: | Italy |
| Region within country or main area: | Padua |
| City or area within region: | Padua |
| Date of structure: | Chapel built in 6th century |
| Century of structure 1: | 6 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Walls, arches |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | A few traces of the mosaics are still visible in the intrados of two small monophores under the cupola; other remains are conserved in the Basilica of S. Justine in 110 wooden boxes. |
| Date of mosaic: | 6th century |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 6 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | |
| Silver tessera at site: | Yes |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | |
| Has analysis been done? | Yes |
| Samples taken from where? | |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | Restoration work in 1958 |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Silvestri, Alberta, Serena Tonietto and Gianmario Molin, ‘The paleo-Christian glass mosaic of St. Prosdocimus (Padova, Italy): archaeometric characterisation of ‘gold’ tesserae’, Journal of Archaeological Science, 38 (2011), 3402-3414 Silvestri, Alberta, Serena Tonietto, Gianmario Molin, Paolo Guerriero, ‘The paleo-Christian glass mosaic of St. Prosdocimus (Padova, Italy): archaeometric characterisation of tesserae with antimony- or phosphorus-based opacifiers, Journal of Archaeological Science, 39 (2012), 2177-2190 |
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| Comments: | Mosaic was removed in 1564 and replaced by frescoes. However, many glass mosaic fragments from the original mosaic found under the paved floor during restoration work in 1958. |