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Zoe Panel depicting Christ, Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, and Zoe. Zoe is known for her strategical ways of ruling the Byzantine Empire and gaining great power, having married three different emperors in her time. However, she and her husbands are also known for providing donations to St. Sophia and supplying annual incomes to the church. Depicted in the mosaic, Constantine presents Christ with a sack of coins (left), and Zoe offers him the donation contract (right), both imperial figures decorated in jewels and haloed.
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Wikimedia Commons: Public Domain
Keywords
Christ, emperor, empress, jewels, money, donation
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "The Zoe Panel" (1055). BYZANTIUM: Trade, Treasure, Tradition. 13.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/arth3620_2021/13
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Mosaic in the gallery of St. Sophia depicting empress Zoe and her husband Constantine IX Monomachos offering dontations to the church and Christ.