Anonymous (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, of which only parts remain visible. No discernible border.
Α̣Γ̣
πλμον
στιχΟ̣υ
Υ̣Ο̣
[ούδὲν σφρ]αγ[ίζω] πλὴν μόν[ους] στίχου[ς δ]ύο
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, of which only parts remain visible. No discernible border.
Α̣Γ̣
πλμον
στιχΟ̣υ
Υ̣Ο̣
[ούδὲν σφρ]αγ[ίζω] πλὴν μόν[ους] στίχου[ς δ]ύο
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, only partially preserved. No discernible border.
Ο̣ιγΡ̣Ά̣Φ̣
νΈντ
λΈ̣Ο̣Ν̣
[οἱ δὲ στίχ]οι γράφ[ουσι]ν οὐδέν τ[ι π]λέον
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1544 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1721. The other examples she cites help restore the reading of this partially effaced specimen. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ούδὲν σφραγίζω πλὴν μόνους στίχους δύο, οἱ δὲ στίχοι γράφουσιν ούδέν τι πλέον.
I engrave nothing but two verses alone; the verses in turn have nothing more to say.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)