Anonymous (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Half-length of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ – Θ̣̅Υ̣ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ; (flanking head of Christ) Ι̣̅ – Χ̣Σ̣: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length of the Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros; holding a trefoil scepter in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Χ| – Χ|: Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
Half-length of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ – Θ̣̅Υ̣ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ; (flanking head of Christ) Ι̣̅ – Χ̣Σ̣: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστὸ)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Half-length of the Archangel Michael wearing the imperial loros; holding a trefoil scepter in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Sigla: Χ| – Χ|: Ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αὴλ). Border of dots.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.838 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 7, no. 10.13. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The placement of the medallion of Christ, which changes over time, can be compared in Seibt, Bleisiegel I: no. 171; Stavrakos, Familiennamen, no. 216; Theodoridis, no. 71; Jordanov, Bulgaria 2: no. 188; Genève, no. 212, all from the first half of the twelfth century.