lower church, west end of main nave (room 18), south wall, centre; accompanying painting of Mary; to the right of horse from painting of St Mercurius killing Julian the Apostate (S18/S/1)
Excavation no.
Present location
Banganarti Museum
Museum no.
Medium
wall
Technique
painted (dipinto)
Type of text
literary
Language
Greek
Content
unidentified literary or subliterary text
Date
900–1099
Notes
Material
plaster
Object dimensions
Text dimensions
H: 25; W: 20
Object colour
Text colour
black
Lines
13
Height of letters
2–5
Description
inscription written with black ink on both sides of painted figure of Mary in orans posture, within the frame surrounding the image, one additional line written below the frame
Decorative elements
State of preservation
incomplete, largely illegible and incomprehensible