Anonymous (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
St Nicholas, holding a gospel book in his left hand; his right hand is effaced. Inscription in two columns (only left survives): ̣||Ι|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κόλαος]. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
St Nicholas, holding a gospel book in his left hand; his right hand is effaced. Inscription in two columns (only left survives): ̣||Ι|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κόλαος]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps, an X is at the intersection of the lower arm; the cross-arms end in pellets; in the lower left quadrant is a small Greek cross with flaring arms that terminate in a pellet, the remains of a flanking one appear in the lower right quadrant. Border of dots.
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3412 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, 15.48. |
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
Note the unusual feature on the reverse where the patriarchal cross is flanked by crosslets.