Monogrammatic Seal (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a saint, likely the Virgin, nimbate, facing, but with details obscure. Sigla partially visible to l. and r.: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ Before her, seemingly medallion of the Christ-child. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of a saint, likely the Virgin, nimbate, facing, but with details obscure. Sigla partially visible to l. and r.: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ Before her, seemingly medallion of the Christ-child. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Monogram (?). Inscription around the circumference, seemingly in Latin (?). Indeterminate border around the inscription.
SIOB.MICS
Α. . . .siob.micus. . .?
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3597 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
A. siob.micus. . .
?
Commentary
The reverse inscription around the circumference reads like nonsense Latin; it is unclear what it might say. The "monogram" in the middle of the reverse is essentially an Α with a cross attached to the top, and is also uninterpretable.