Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
The Virgin orans. Sigla: ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael dressed in the imperial loros, holding a scepter, decorated with three pellets, in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Μ|ΙΧ| : Μιχα(ὴλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
The Virgin orans. Sigla: ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael dressed in the imperial loros, holding a scepter, decorated with three pellets, in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Μ|ΙΧ| : Μιχα(ὴλ). Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3422 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7. 5.3. |
| 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)