Nikephoros Katachasites (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The Anastasis. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
.ΚΕ,Θ,
.ΙΚΙΦΟΡΟ
.ΚΑΤΑΧΑ
.ΙΤΙ
Κύριε βοὴθει Νικιφὸρο τῷ Καταχασίτι.
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2082 |
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Diameter | 16.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοὴθει Νικιφὸρο τῷ Καταχασίτι.
Lord, help Nikephoros Katachasites.
Commentary
This is one of the rare Byzantine seals depicting a narrative scene. The reading of the name on the seal is provisional and cannot be established with certainty until a better preserved parallel becomes known.