| Name of structure: |
Nea Moni |
| Extended name of structure: |
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| Type of structure: |
Church |
| Country or main area: |
Greece |
| Region within country or main area: |
Chios |
| City or area within region: |
Chios |
| Date of structure: |
1042-56 |
| Century of structure 1: |
11 AD |
| Century of structure 2: |
11 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: |
See 'Brief descriptive contents'. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: |
Apse: Virgin.
South apse: Gabriel.
North apse: Michael.
Nave squinces and niches: Annunciation, Birth, Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Descent from the Cross, Resurrection.
Pendentives: seraph, angels, cherubs.
Inner narthex: Central dome: Virgin, saints; ceilings and walls: Ascension, Descent of the Holy Spirit, Raising of Lazarus, Entry into Jerusalem, Washing of the feet, Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Betrayal, saints. |
| Date of mosaic: |
1049-55 |
| Century of mosaic 1: |
11 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: |
11 AD |
| 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)? |
Unknown |
| Has analysis been done? |
No |
| Samples taken from where? |
n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: |
Earthquakes in 1881 and 1948, fires 1822 and 1828.
1927-9: team from Greek Archaeological Service
1950: team from Greek Archaeological Service led by E. Voila
1952: team from Greek Archaeological Service led by V. Totti
1950s-60s: team from the Department of Restoration of the Archaeological Service led by D. Skordos & J. Colephas |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: |
Maguire, H., ‘The Mosaics of Nea Moni: An Imperial Reading’, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 46 (1992), 205-214
Mouriki, D., The mosaics of Nea Moni on Chios (Athens, 1984).
Šmit, T, ''H Nεα Μονη', Izvestija Russkago Arxeologičeskago Instituta v Konstantonopole, 17 (1914), 105-76. (Mouriki: This is an incomplete manuscript of the Russian investigation of Nea Moni in 1910/11. It was never published due to the outbreak of WWI and is now housed in the Bibliothèque Byzantine in Paris).
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