Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Standing figure of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
ΘΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΛ̅̅
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δ(ού)λῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
Ο̣Υ̣ΣΡΑ
.ΙΣΕΙΜΗ
Τ̣ΗΝΓΡΑΗ
ΛΕΠΝ
ΝΕΙ
οὗ σφρα[γ]ίς εἰμη τὴν γραφὴ(ν) βλέπων νώει
Obverse
Standing figure of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
ΘΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΛ̅̅
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δ(ού)λῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
Ο̣Υ̣ΣΡΑ
.ΙΣΕΙΜΗ
Τ̣ΗΝΓΡΑΗ
ΛΕΠΝ
ΝΕΙ
οὗ σφρα[γ]ίς εἰμη τὴν γραφὴ(ν) βλέπων νώει
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.695 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1708κβ. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. οὗ σφραγίς εἰμη τὴν γραφὴν βλέπων νώει.
Mother of God, help your servant. Know whose seal I am by looking at the letter.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)