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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̣̅ΘΥ̣̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Bust of St Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣||Ι|Κ,Λ̣|Α̣|Ο̣|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λαο[ς]. Border of dots.

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̣̅ΘΥ̣̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Bust of St Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣||Ι|Κ,Λ̣|Α̣|Ο̣|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λαο[ς]. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.1872
Diameter 23.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 5.29. 

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)