Anonymous (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
The Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̣̅ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̣̅ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros and holding a scepter with trefoil tip in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Χ|ΑΧ|Μ : Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots,
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3425 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 10.17. |
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)