Anonymous (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin; details indistinct. Sigla: ̅Θ̣̅. : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps; an X adorns the lower cross bar; each arm terminates in a pellet; tendrils spring from the base; sigla flank the upper cross arm. Sigla: Ι̣̅ΣΧ̣̅Σ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin; details indistinct. Sigla: ̅Θ̣̅. : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps; an X adorns the lower cross bar; each arm terminates in a pellet; tendrils spring from the base; sigla flank the upper cross arm. Sigla: Ι̣̅ΣΧ̣̅Σ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3418 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 3.2. |
| 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)