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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length portrait of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length portrait of Saint George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. Sigla on either side: ο|α|γι|ογ|ε|ο|ρ, : ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Γεώρ(γιος). Border of dots.

Obverse

Half-length portrait of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length portrait of Saint George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. Sigla on either side: ο|α|γι|ογ|ε|ο|ρ, : ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Γεώρ(γιος). Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1789
Diameter 19.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 5.74.

Bibliography

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