Anna Dalassene, kouropalatissa and domestikissa (1057-1067)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, holding the Child in her right arm. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε,θ,
τησηλη
α̣ννηκουρο
.αλα̣.ισση
ο̣μ̣εστι
κισ.τη,
λασην,
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄννῃ κουρο[π]αλα[τ]ίσσῃ (καὶ) δομεστικίσ[ῃ] τῇ Δ(α)λασην(ῇ)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing, holding the Child in her right arm. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε,θ,
τησηλη
α̣ννηκουρο
.αλα̣.ισση
ο̣μ̣εστι
κισ.τη,
λασην,
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄννῃ κουρο[π]αλα[τ]ίσσῃ (καὶ) δομεστικίσ[ῃ] τῇ Δ(α)λασην(ῇ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.732 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Condition | Dented on reverse. |
| Previous Editions | Cheynet, "Les Dalassenoi," no. 16 (with extensive commentary on this and the many other seals of Anna Dalassene). |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄννῃ κουροπαλατίσσῃ καὶ δομεστικίσσῃ τῇ Δαλασηνῇ.
Mother of God, help your servant Anna Dalassene, kouropalatissa and domestikissa.
Bibliography
- Les Dalassènoi (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal of the famous Anna Dalassene will have been struck between the years 1057 and 1067, the years when her husband John Komnenos (brother of the emperor Isaac I Komnenos) held the title of kouropalates and the office of Domestic of the Schools.