Sixth-century Basilica

Department Archive
Collection Byzantine Research Fund
Reference No. BRF/02/01/06/006
Level Item
Place Theotokos
Dates Jun-07
Donor/Creator Wace, Mr Alan John Bayard
Scope and Content Column capitals from west end. This is a Hellenic Society photograph (H.S. 2848). It is initialed (A.J.B.W.) and annotated in pencil at the back.
Further information Theotokos lies in south-east Magnesia. It has continuously been occupied since the 5th c. B.C. In 1907 a large sixth-century wooden-roofed basilica with narthex, exo-narthex (porch) and a baptistery was excavated at the site. Worth noting is the lavish mosaic floor of the monument, which survived in relatively good condition, as well as the sculpture.
Related records [BSA SPHS 01/1031.2848], Theotokou Ruined Byzantine church capitals, 1907
Reference 1907. BSA 13: 319, fig.8. Link to article