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(The monastery of the) Prodromos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. John Prodromos raising his right hand in blessing and holding a scroll in his left. Inscription in two columns: |ι̅|ο||ρο|μ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρομ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

σφρ̅α̅γ,
μαγραφ,
σφραγισ
ητπρο
ρομ

Σφράγ(ισ)μα γραφ(ῶν) σφραγὶς ἡ τοῦ Προδρόμου

Obverse

Bust of St. John Prodromos raising his right hand in blessing and holding a scroll in his left. Inscription in two columns: |ι̅|ο||ρο|μ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρομ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

σφρ̅α̅γ,
μαγραφ,
σφραγισ
ητπρο
ρομ

Σφράγ(ισ)μα γραφ(ῶν) σφραγὶς ἡ τοῦ Προδρόμου

Accession number BZS.1958.106.5382
Diameter 25.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 80.1a. Illustrated by Laurent, Corpus 5.3: no. 1912. Similar seal in the IFEB Collection.

Translation

Σφράγισμα γραφῶν σφραγὶς ἡ τοῦ Προδρόμου.

The seal (of the monastery) of the Prodromos authenticates our correspondence.

Commentary

Twelve-syllable verse.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)