Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis

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Unknown

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Description

Ktisis, a personification of the act of generous donation, holds a Roman foot-measuring device, and is flanked by a figure holding a cornucopia.

Publisher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Keywords

Ktisis, mosaic, donation

Comments

Ktisis, a personification of the act of generous donation, holds a Roman foot-measuring device, and is flanked by a figure holding a cornucopia. The mosiac was likely made in the 6th century, and has had several modern restorations.

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis" (550). BYZANTIUM: Trade, Treasure, Tradition. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/arth3620_2021/1