"克提西斯"的化身地板马赛克残片

拜占庭

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

晚期罗马和拜占庭艺术常把抽象的概念拟人化。图上这位戴满珠宝的妇女拿着测量罗马一尺长度的工具,根据修复的希腊铭文记载,她是“克提西斯”,即慷慨捐赠或建造的人形化身。“克提西斯”的左右两侧原有一对男子,现存这位捧着丰饶之角的男子头边有希腊文“善”,可能原本是“善愿”二字的一半。这块残片由大理石和玻璃镶嵌物(小块的彩色材料)制成,它是六世纪广见于整个拜占庭世界的杰出马赛克作品中的典范。

Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification of Ktisis, Marble and glass, Byzantine

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