Anonymous (eleventh century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: Θ̅Υ: [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Partially preserved below: Χ̣̅Σ̣ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: Θ̅Υ: [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Partially preserved below: Χ̣̅Σ̣ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Bust of the Archangel Michael, wings outspread, with traces of a scepter held over his right shoulder. No surviving inscription. Indeterminate border.
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1916 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Byzantine Seals 7, no. 8.3. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)