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George Skylitzes (twelfth century, second half)

 
 

Obverse

St George mounted on a horse. Sigla on either side: |ΓΕ|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of times.


ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΣΚΥΛΙΤΗ
ΤΝΓΡΑΦ
ΓΕΡΓΙ
ΟΥ

σφραγὶς Σκυλίτζη τῶν γραφ(ῶν) Γεωργίου

Obverse

St George mounted on a horse. Sigla on either side: |ΓΕ|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of times.


ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΣΚΥΛΙΤΗ
ΤΝΓΡΑΦ
ΓΕΡΓΙ
ΟΥ

σφραγὶς Σκυλίτζη τῶν γραφ(ῶν) Γεωργίου

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.573
Diameter 24.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2881a.

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

Translation

σφραγὶς Σκυλίτζη τῶν γραφῶν Γεωργίου.

Seal of the letters of George Skylitzes.

Commentary

This is likely the same man attested as imperial grammatikos and protokouropalates in a document from 1166; see PBW : Georgios 264.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)