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Anonymous (thirteenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Τhe Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

St George in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ|Ε||Ρ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.

Obverse

Τhe Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

St George in military costume, holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ|Ε||Ρ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.3475
Diameter 18.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, no. 10.121.

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)