Anonymous (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Luke; details indistinct. Inscription preserved at left: |λ| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Λου[κᾶς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σφρ
σειμι
γ̣ρφ,
νο
[οὗ] σφρα[γί]ς εἰμι [τὴν] γραφ(ὴν) [βλέπ(ων)] νό[ει]
Obverse
Bust of St Luke; details indistinct. Inscription preserved at left: |λ| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Λου[κᾶς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σφρ
σειμι
γ̣ρφ,
νο
[οὗ] σφρα[γί]ς εἰμι [τὴν] γραφ(ὴν) [βλέπ(ων)] νό[ει]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3088 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1708. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
οὗ σφραγίς εἰμι τὴν γραφὴν βλέπων νόει.
Know whose seal I am by looking at the letter.