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San Vitale, Ravenna, before 540-547
Portraits of Justinian and Theodora  c. 545;
Maximian's head changed a few years later

Basilica of Euphrasius, Porec, c. 550

Church of the Panagia Kanakoria, Lythrankomi, Cyprus, c. 530

San Apollinare in Classe, 549

Monastery of St. Katherine on Mt. Sinai, 565/6

Floor mosaics continue through the sixth century, become integrated into a concept of the church as microcosm.

Floor mosaic from Madaba, mid 6th cen.

The floor mosaics of the Great Palace are enigmatic. Unprecedented in their quality,
there is not much to compare them with in establishing a date. Recently dated to the sixth century through archaeological evidence.

Coins of Justinian

Barberini Diptych, probably Justinian, first half of the 6th century

Recommended Reading:

E. Kitzinger, Byzantine Art in the Making, Chapter 5, "The Justinianic Synthesis," 81-98.