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Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of Saint Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣|Ν|Ι – Κ|Ο|Λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Indeterminate border.   

Reverse

Bust of St Basil, his hands are obscured. Inscription in two columns (only the right survives): Σ|Ι|Λ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βα]σίλ(ειος). Border of dots. 

Obverse

Bust of Saint Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ̣|Ν|Ι – Κ|Ο|Λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Indeterminate border.   

Reverse

Bust of St Basil, his hands are obscured. Inscription in two columns (only the right survives): Σ|Ι|Λ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βα]σίλ(ειος). Border of dots. 

Accession number BZS.1958.106.1130
Diameter 16.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 7, 15.8. 

Bibliography

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