Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
The Virgin orans, standing on a suppedion, with a medallion of Christ before her; left side of field effaced. Sigla preserved at right: ΘΥ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
St John the Baptist, standing, wearing the melote and holding a long cross-staff in his right hand and an inscribed (illegible) open scroll in his left. Inscription in two columns (only left survives): ̣|Ι̣̅|Ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ [Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Virgin orans, standing on a suppedion, with a medallion of Christ before her; left side of field effaced. Sigla preserved at right: ΘΥ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
St John the Baptist, standing, wearing the melote and holding a long cross-staff in his right hand and an inscribed (illegible) open scroll in his left. Inscription in two columns (only left survives): ̣|Ι̣̅|Ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ [Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος)]. Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3446 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 10.24. |
| 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)