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In 1162, it was described as complete byJohn of Würzburg which Nurith Kenaan-Kedar uses to argue that it was built during the reign ofQueen Melisende.[2]
The ceiling is decorated hanging ceramic eggs made inKütahya.[3] More ceramics from Kütahya appear in the form of tiles in the Chapel of Etchmiadzin.[3] Originally destined for a 1719 attempt to repair theChurch of the Holy Sepulchre, they ended up in the Cathedral of Saint James after the plan fell through.[3]
^Kenaan-Kedar, Nurith (2015). "DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE IN CRUSADER JERUSALEM: THE EASTERN, WESTERN, AND ARMENIAN SOURCES OF A LOCAL VISUAL CULTURE". In J. Boas, Adrian (ed.).The Crusader World. London: Routledge. p. 610.
