Anonymous (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Half-length portrait of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅Θ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]; Sigla flanking the head of Christ: Ι̣Σ̅ΧΣ̣̅: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length portrait of the Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros and holding a trefoil sceptre in his right hand, a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: Χ|Μ : [Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος)] Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
Half-length portrait of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅Θ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]; Sigla flanking the head of Christ: Ι̣Σ̅ΧΣ̣̅: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length portrait of the Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros and holding a trefoil sceptre in his right hand, a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla preserved at right: Χ|Μ : [Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος)] Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5748 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 10.15. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)