Anonymous (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Half-length portrait of Christ, blessing with his outstretched right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Sigla: Ι̅Χ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael, standing, wearing the imperial loros, holding a scepter with a trefoil ornamental top in his right hand while his left hand is raised in prayer. Sigla: Χ|Χ| : Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αήλ).
Obverse
Half-length portrait of Christ, blessing with his outstretched right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Sigla: Ι̅Χ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael, standing, wearing the imperial loros, holding a scepter with a trefoil ornamental top in his right hand while his left hand is raised in prayer. Sigla: Χ|Χ| : Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αήλ).
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3404 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 1.21. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It is unusual for the Archangel Michael not to hold a globe in his right hand when he is dressed in the loros and holding a scepter in his right.