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Anonymous (twelfth century, first half)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length portrait of St George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ̣||ΩΡ|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length portrait of Saint Demetrios in military costume with a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Ι|Τ|ΡΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Διμήτριος. Border of dots.

Obverse

Half-length portrait of St George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ̣||ΩΡ|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length portrait of Saint Demetrios in military costume with a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Ι|Τ|ΡΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Διμήτριος. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1819
Diameter 18.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 16.52.

Bibliography

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