Massafra: MRA-ITA-Mas001
Type Sample Item
Sample ID
- MRA-ITA-Mas001
Sample Material Type
- Undefined
Sample Sub-type
- fragment
Dimensions (cm)
- Length
- 7.2
- Width
- 5
- Height
- 0.4
- Notes
- largest fragment
Weight
- weight value (g)
- 38.9
- Notes
- all fragments together
Geographic Location
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Massafra
Site/monument
- Italy (ITA)
Massafra
Cripta di San Leonardo
Historical note about the site/monument
- The rock-cut church of San Leonardo and its crypt reflect the Greek Orthodox traditions connected with the Byzantine empire. The church still houses the remains of its original Greek altar as well as frescoes dating to the end of the 13th and beginning of the 14th centuries. The crypt, whose walls are decorated with pre-Angevin Byzantine painting, is divided planimetrically into three areas.
Further reading:
Caprara, R. & Scalzo, M. (1998). La chiesa rupestre di San Leonardo a Massafra. Massafra: La Tecnografica.
Fiorillo, S. & Filippi, F. (2015). Puglia. Lonely Planet Guide. ISBN-10: 8859206782.
Chronological period (sample)
- Probably Byzantine period
Other materials/notes
- Stone?