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Mosaic of Empress Zoe (1028-1050) and her third husband, Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055) surrounding Christ, commemorating their gifts to the church. She holds a list of donations and the emperor, a bag of gold. It is thought that the mosaic was originally commissioned by Zoe's first husband, Romanus II Argyrus (1028-1034), who paid for extensive repairs to the church. Evidently his head and name were replaced with those of her two successors, both of whom married the royal widow.