Demetrios Tornikes (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
St Demetrios standing, holding a spear in his right hand and balancing a shield against the ground with his left. Inscription on either side: Ο||ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΗ|ΜΗ|ΤΡΙ|Ο|Σ : ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Monogram in the center, within an inscription running along the circumference. Letters visible: ΙΚΝΟΡΤ : Τορνίκη. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΓΙΣΓΡΦΝΗΤΡΙ
σφράγισμα γραφῶν Τορνίκη Δημητρίου
Obverse
St Demetrios standing, holding a spear in his right hand and balancing a shield against the ground with his left. Inscription on either side: Ο||ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΗ|ΜΗ|ΤΡΙ|Ο|Σ : ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Monogram in the center, within an inscription running along the circumference. Letters visible: ΙΚΝΟΡΤ : Τορνίκη. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΓΙΣΓΡΦΝΗΤΡΙ
σφράγισμα γραφῶν Τορνίκη Δημητρίου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1453 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 39.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφράγισμα γραφῶν Τορνίκη Δημητρίου.
Seal of Demetrios Tornikes' letters.
Commentary
We have resolved the monogram on the reverse in the genitive case so that it fits the metrical scheme of the inscription. We have constructed the verse by inserting the family name formed by the monogram into the circular inscription, before the owner's Christian name. See another metrical seal of Demetrios Tornikes: PBW : Demetrios 20120.