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Epiphanios Kamateros (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God with the medallion of the Christ Child. Sigla effaced. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

.ΕΠΙ̣
.ΝΙΟΣ
Μ,Τ,Ρ,
ΟΓΡΑΦ
,

Ἐπι[φ]άνιος Καματ(η)ρ(ὸς) ὁ γράφ(ων)

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God with the medallion of the Christ Child. Sigla effaced. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

.ΕΠΙ̣
.ΝΙΟΣ
Μ,Τ,Ρ,
ΟΓΡΑΦ
,

Ἐπι[φ]άνιος Καματ(η)ρ(ὸς) ὁ γράφ(ων)

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.441
Diameter 17.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 792.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Ἐπιφάνιος Καματηρὸς ὁ γράφων.

Epiphanios Kamateros is the one who wrote this.

Commentary

Dodecasyllabic. In addition to the DO seals, there are specimens in Paris (BN 1205), Sofia (Museum of Archaeology 140), and two in the Zacos Collection. This group may be related to three other types belonging to Epiphanios Kamateros and dated to late eleventh century: the DO seals and Spink 127: 48. See also PBW : Epiphanios 20107.

The abbreviation mark following letter "A" in the third line of the inscription on the reverse appears to be superfluous. However, the fact that this mark appears consistently on several seals produced with different boulloteria makes it difficult to explain its presence by engraving error. 

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