Middle byzantine sculptures from the excavation in the katholikon of the Panayia Kastrianon monastery at Palaio Pyli, on the island of Kos
Abstract
An excavation in the church of the Virgin ton Kastrianon at Palaio Pyli in Kos brought to light parts of marble pseudo-sarcophagi and closure slabs, placed in second use in Post-Byzantine graves. The sculptures are dated to the eleventh century, while one pseudo-sarcophagus carries an inscription with the exact date 1070/1071. This piece allows the re-examination of the present dating of the monument and its attribution to the building activity of Hosios Christodoulos, who arrived on the island in 1079/1080.
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ΜΗΛΙΤΣΗ Ε. (2011). Middle byzantine sculptures from the excavation in the katholikon of the Panayia Kastrianon monastery at Palaio Pyli, on the island of Kos. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 30, 119–128. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.642
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