Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Half-length figure of Saint George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ̣Ε|̣ – ||ΟΣ̣: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ρ]γιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length figure of Saint Theodore in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣|Θ|̣|Ο̣ – Δ|Ρ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδ(ω)ρος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Half-length figure of Saint George in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: |Γ̣Ε|̣ – ||ΟΣ̣: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ρ]γιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length figure of Saint Theodore in military costume holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣|Θ|̣|Ο̣ – Δ|Ρ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδ(ω)ρος. Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3533 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 16.65. |
| 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)
Commentary
The seal is double struck. For an example of another double struck seal, see BZS.1955.1.1794.