Anonymous (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of Christ offering a blessing and holding a scroll. He is beardless and with short hair; the Cross behind His head lacks a nimbus. Sigla preserved at left: ΙΣ̅: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΠΕΡ
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΠΕΦΥΚΕ
ΓΡΑΦ,ΜΗ
ΝΥΕΙ
οὗπερ σφραγὶς πέφυκε γραφ(ὴ) μηνύει
Obverse
Bust of Christ offering a blessing and holding a scroll. He is beardless and with short hair; the Cross behind His head lacks a nimbus. Sigla preserved at left: ΙΣ̅: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς [Χ(ριστό)ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΠΕΡ
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΠΕΦΥΚΕ
ΓΡΑΦ,ΜΗ
ΝΥΕΙ
οὗπερ σφραγὶς πέφυκε γραφ(ὴ) μηνύει
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3085 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1734. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
οὗπερ σφραγὶς πέφυκε γραφὴ μηνύει.
The letter announces whose seal this is.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)