Alea Basilica
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | Byzantine Research Fund |
| Reference No. | BRF/01/01/11/009 |
| Level | Item |
| Place |
Tegea Sanctuary of Alea Athena Tegea |
| Dates | 1888-1890 |
| Donor/Creator |
Weir Schultz, Mr Robert Barnsley, Mr Sidney Howard |
| Scope and Content | Door slab from the temple gate. This is a preliminary drawing. It is annotated in pencil in the upper right-hand corner:' Tegea Museum'. Further annotation in pencil survives. |
| Further information | The temple of ancient Alea was turned into a three-aisled basilica during the early Christian period. Ruins of the colonatte stylobates still survive in situ. Capitals and other marble spolia from the Alea Basilica are now kept at the Museum of Tegea. |