Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with her hands raised before her; left half of the image is effaced. Sigla: Μ̣.ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)[ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Bust of the Archangel Michael, dressed in the imperial loros, holding in his right hand a scepter, topped with five pellets. Inscription in two columns; preserved at left only: |Ι: Μι[χ(αὴλ)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with her hands raised before her; left half of the image is effaced. Sigla: Μ̣.ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)[ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Bust of the Archangel Michael, dressed in the imperial loros, holding in his right hand a scepter, topped with five pellets. Inscription in two columns; preserved at left only: |Ι: Μι[χ(αὴλ)]. Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3431 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 4.3. |
| 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)