Manuel Botaneiates, sebastos (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, holding the Child in her right arm. Inscription on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, holding the Child in her right arm. Inscription on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ̅Θ,
ΜΝΗΛ
ΣΕΣΤ
ΤΤ
ΝΕΙΤ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Μανουὴλ σεβαστῷ τῷ Βωτωνειάτ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.710 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μανουὴλ σεβαστῷ τῷ Βωτωνειάτῃ.
Mother of God, help Manuel Botaneiates, sebastos.
Commentary
The owner of this seal is in all likelihood the Manuel Botaneiates who married the niece of Alexios Komnenos (1081-1118).