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)
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Byzantine Mosaic of a Personification, Ktisis
| 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 |
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Cite this page as: Dr. Evan Freeman and Dr. Anne McClanan, "Byzantine Mosaic of a Personification, Ktisis," in Smarthistory, February 3, 2020, accessed December 17, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/byzantine-ktisis/.
