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Fragment d'une mosaïque de sol personnifiant Ktisis

500–550, with modern restoration
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
L’art de la fin de l’Empire romain et de l’Empire byzantin fait une large place aux concepts abstraits. Ici, l’inscription en grec, restaurée, permet de comprendre que cette femme parée de bijoux qui tient un pied romain (instrument de mesure) est Ktisis, personnification de l’acte de fonder ou de doter généreusement. À gauche de la tête de l’homme qui tient une corne d’abondance et qui avait autrefois un vis-à-vis sur la droite, on peut lire le mot grec BONS, moitié du message original qui était probablement « BONS VŒUX ». Le fragment, fait de tesselles (petites pièces colorées) de marbre et de verre, illustre à merveille les mosaïques exceptionnelles exécutées dans tout l’Empire byzantin au VIe siècle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Fragment d'une mosaïque de sol personnifiant Ktisis
  • Date: v. 500–550
  • Culture: Byzantin
  • Technique: Marbre et verre
  • Dimensions: 151,1 x 199,7 x 2,5 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Harris Brisbane Dick et Fletcher, 1998 (1998.69) ; Achat, don de Lila Acheson Wallace, fonds Dodge et Rogers, 1999
  • Accession Number: 1999.99
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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