Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Standing figure of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at left: ΜΡ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΘΚΕΟΗΘΕΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, bottom line missing. Border of dots.
ΣΡ
ΕΙΜΙ
Η̣ΝΛΕ
ΝΝΟ̣
..
[οὗ] σφρα[γί]ς εἰμι [τ]ὴν γρα[φ]ὴν βλέ[πω]ν νό[ει]
Obverse
Standing figure of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at left: ΜΡ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΘΚΕΟΗΘΕΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, bottom line missing. Border of dots.
ΣΡ
ΕΙΜΙ
Η̣ΝΛΕ
ΝΝΟ̣
..
[οὗ] σφρα[γί]ς εἰμι [τ]ὴν γρα[φ]ὴν βλέ[πω]ν νό[ει]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1593 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1708κβ. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. οὗ σφραγίς εἰμι τὴν γραφὴν βλέπων νόει.
Mother of God, help your servant. Know whose seal I am by looking at the letter.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)