Basil Kamateros (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a cross decoration above. Border of dots.
ΟΚΑΜΑ
ΤΗΡΟΣ
.ΑΣΙΛΕΙΟ
....ΦΟΝ
Ὁ Καματηρὸς Βασίλειος ὁ γράφον
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a cross decoration above. Border of dots.
ΟΚΑΜΑ
ΤΗΡΟΣ
.ΑΣΙΛΕΙΟ
....ΦΟΝ
Ὁ Καματηρὸς Βασίλειος ὁ γράφον
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1218 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1555 |
Translation
Ὁ Καματηρὸς Βασίλειος ὁ γράφον.
Basil Kamateros is the one who wrote this.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription consists of one dodecasyllabic verse.
Several seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, listed below, are likely related to this seal, though none of them is an exact parallel. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, no. 253.