Maria (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. Anna holding the Theotokos on her right arm. On the right side, the sigla: η|γι||ν|ν| : ἡ ἁγία Ἄννα. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
St. Anna holding the Theotokos on her right arm. On the right side, the sigla: η|γι||ν|ν| : ἡ ἁγία Ἄννα. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, top line missing. Border of dots.
...
ησφρ.
ιστ,ρΟ̣Υ̣
μριΣ̣
λ.Γου
[αὕτ]η σφρα[γ]ὶς τ(η)ροῦ[σ]α Μαρίας λ[ό]γου(ς)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1853 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 169. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Αὕτη σφραγὶς τηροῦσα Μαρίας λόγους.
This is the seal safeguarding the correspondence of Maria.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the rare depiction of the Theotokos as a child, held by her mother St. Anna.