Byzantine Mosaic of a Personification, Ktisis

Evan and Anne discuss Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis, ca. 500–550 C.E. (with modern restoration), marble and glass, 151.1 x 199.7 x 2.5 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)


Additional resources:

This mosaic at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Smarthistory’s free Guide to Byzantine Art e-book

Title Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates c. 500–550
Places Europe / Southern Europe / Asia / West Asia / Africa / North Africa
Period, Culture, Style Medieval / Byzantine / Early Byzantine
Artwork Type Mosaic
Material Marble, Glass
Technique

Cite this page as: Dr. Evan Freeman and Dr. Anne McClanan, "Byzantine Mosaic of a Personification, Ktisis," in Smarthistory, February 3, 2020, accessed February 23, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/byzantine-ktisis/.