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 σφραγίσω τῆς σεβαστῆς Μαρίας
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 σφραγίσω τῆς σεβαστῆς Μαρίας
| 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.