Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her right arm (Dexiokratousa); faint remains of a circular inscription within a double border of dots. Faint remains of a circular inscription within the field. Sigla visible at right: Θ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
..Κ...
[Θ(εοτο)]κ[ε] ...
Reverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her left arm and gesturing towards him with her right. Faint remains of a circular inscription around the Virgin within the surrounding border. Sigla: ̣̅ – Θ̣ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
..Α...ΜΙΣ̣Α̣
[..]α[…]μισα
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her right arm (Dexiokratousa); faint remains of a circular inscription within a double border of dots. Faint remains of a circular inscription within the field. Sigla visible at right: Θ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
..Κ...
[Θ(εοτο)]κ[ε] ...
Reverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her left arm and gesturing towards him with her right. Faint remains of a circular inscription around the Virgin within the surrounding border. Sigla: ̣̅ – Θ̣ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
..Α...ΜΙΣ̣Α̣
[..]α[…]μισα
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3420 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 8.5. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε ....
Mother of God, ...
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
We have classified this seal as anonymous on the assumption that the (poorly preserved and illegible) inscription did not include the owner's name.