Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
The Virgin orans, standing on a suppedion. Sigla preserved at left: ̣̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
St John the Baptist standing, his right arm extended in blessing and holding a long cross-staff in his left hand; flanking the figure at the lower left and right is an uncertain inscription at the end of which is a decorative device. Upper inscription in two columns (right only survives): Ο||, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης)] ὁ Πρ(όδρομος). Border of dots.
Obverse
The Virgin orans, standing on a suppedion. Sigla preserved at left: ̣̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
St John the Baptist standing, his right arm extended in blessing and holding a long cross-staff in his left hand; flanking the figure at the lower left and right is an uncertain inscription at the end of which is a decorative device. Upper inscription in two columns (right only survives): Ο||, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης)] ὁ Πρ(όδρομος). Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3448 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, 5.6. |
| 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)