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Anonymous (eleventh century, first half)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: Θ̅Υ: [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Partially preserved below: Χ̣̅Σ̣ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς. Indeterminate border.

Reverse

Bust of the Archangel Michael, wings outspread, with traces of a scepter held over his right shoulder. No surviving inscription. Indeterminate border.

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: Θ̅Υ: [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Partially preserved below: Χ̣̅Σ̣ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς. Indeterminate border.

Reverse

Bust of the Archangel Michael, wings outspread, with traces of a scepter held over his right shoulder. No surviving inscription. Indeterminate border.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.1916
Diameter 30.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm
Previous Editions

Byzantine Seals 7, no. 8.3.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)