Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at right: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael dressed in the imperial loros, holding a scepter with trefoil tip in his right hand a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: Χ|Μ : [Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος)] Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
The Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at right: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
The Archangel Michael dressed in the imperial loros, holding a scepter with trefoil tip in his right hand a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: Χ|Μ : [Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος)] Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3426 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 10.8. |
| 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
Parallel in Seibt-Zarnitz, Kunstwerk, no. 5.3.9.