Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΟΥ
ΤΙΝΟΣ
ΣΦΡΑ
.
οὗτινος σφρα[γ(ὶς)]
Reverse
Flat. No epigraphy or border visible.
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΟΥ
ΤΙΝΟΣ
ΣΦΡΑ
.
οὗτινος σφρα[γ(ὶς)]
Reverse
Flat. No epigraphy or border visible.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.218 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
οὗτινος σφραγὶς ...
Whosever seal ...
Commentary
The inscription will have concluded with the formulaic τὴν γραφὴν βλέπων νόει or some variation typical of anonymous metrical verses. The use of the form οὗτινος ("whosever") instead of the usual οὗ ("whose") suggests that this may have been a hypermetrical inscription of the sort collected by E. McGeer, "Discordant verses on Byzantine metrical seals," SBS 4 [1995] 63-69).