Maria sebaste (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: θυ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line missing. Border of dots.
λογσ
φργαγισ
.ησσε.
.ησμα.
...
λόγους [σ]φραγίσω [τ]ῆς σεβ[αστ]ῆς Μα[ρίας]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: θυ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line missing. Border of dots.
λογσ
φργαγισ
.ησσε.
.ησμα.
...
λόγους [σ]φραγίσω [τ]ῆς σεβ[αστ]ῆς Μα[ρίας]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1932 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
λόγους σφραγίσω τῆς σεβαστῆς Μαρίας.
I will seal the words of the sebaste Maria.
Commentary
This metrical inscription should be added to the corpus assembled by Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden.