Fragment of a late antique mosaic with Ktisis (κτίσις), a personification of establishment and urban foundations, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

She holds a measuring rod while wearing sumptuous jewels. She is accompanied by figure holding a cornucopia near the inscription kaloi (καλοί) which directly translates to “fine” or “good”. The museum suggests that the missing fragment likely offered the second half of the phrase “wishes,” tied to hopes for a fruitful and stable urban center.