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The diakonia of the Theotokos (seventh/eighth century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription in column. No visible border.

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Reverse

Inscription in three lines. No visible border.

ικο
ησθεο
οκου

[Δ]ιακο[ν](ία) [τ]ῆς Θεο[τ]οκου

Obverse

Inscription in column. No visible border.

|

Reverse

Inscription in three lines. No visible border.

ικο
ησθεο
οκου

[Δ]ιακο[ν](ία) [τ]ῆς Θεο[τ]οκου

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2366
Diameter 20.0 mm
Previous Editions

Unpublished but noted in DO Seals 5 no. 62.

Translation

Διακονία τῆς Θεοτοκου.

The Diakonia of the Theotokos.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)