Anna Karantene (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla: Μ̅.ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε
,ΤΗΣΗ
.ΝΚ
.ΝΤ.
Ν
Θεοτόκε βοήτθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄνᾳ Καραντηνῇ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla: Μ̅.ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε
,ΤΗΣΗ
.ΝΚ
.ΝΤ.
Ν
Θεοτόκε βοήτθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄνᾳ Καραντηνῇ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2282 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήτθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄνᾳ Καραντηνῇ.
Mother of God, help your servant, Anna Karantene.
Commentary
Two seals in the collection of Dumbraton Oaks, listed below, are parallel to this specimen. Several other parallel or closely related seals are found in collections in Bulgaria and Romania, as well as the Zacos Collection. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, no. 267-272; Stavrakos, Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel, p. 192.