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Early Christian Basilica "Christos tes Ierousalem", Pothaea, Kalymnos; apse.
The Early Christian church, whose eastern part still stands to roof height, was built almost entirely from spolia, including inscribed blocks, from the temple of Delian Apollo as well as from other monuments and dedications at the ancient site. Only parts of the entablature and the upper wall of the colonnade, supported at its eastern end by a pier, are visible today in situ. According to an inscr…
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- Basilica
- basilicas (works by form)
Medium
- Brick
- brick (clay material)
- stone (worked rock)
- <mortar by composition or origin>
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- Basilica
- basilicas (works by form)
Medium
- Brick
- brick (clay material)
- stone (worked rock)
- <mortar by composition or origin>
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- 5th-6th century AD
Current location
- Chorio
Identifier
- #59209
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:32:30.107Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z