Anonymous (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Half-length portrait of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ); sigla flanking head of Christ: Ι̅Χ. : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)[ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length portrait of St John the Baptist holding a cross-staff in his right hand and a closed scroll in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Ι|Ο|Ο|Σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(όδρομ)ος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Half-length portrait of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ); sigla flanking head of Christ: Ι̅Χ. : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)[ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length portrait of St John the Baptist holding a cross-staff in his right hand and a closed scroll in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Ι|Ο|Ο|Σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(όδρομ)ος. Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3444 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 10.30. |
| 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)