George (thirteenth/fourteenth century)
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear and shield. Details indistinct. Traces of an inscription visible at right: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|..ΓΕΩ||Ο: ὁ ἅγι[ος] Γεώ[ρ]γιος. Linear border.
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear and shield. Details indistinct. Traces of an inscription visible at right: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|..ΓΕΩ||Ο: ὁ ἅγι[ος] Γεώ[ρ]γιος. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a cross above. Linear border.
Σ̣Φ̣ΡΑΓΙΣΠ̣
ΦΥΚΑΤΓΡ̣
ΦΓΕΩΡ̣
ΟΜΑΡΤΥΣΓΕΩ
ΡΓΙΟΣΟΕΡΡΟ̣
ΦΥΛΑ
σφραγὶς π[έ]φυκα τῶν γρ[α]φῶν Γεωργίου, ὁ μάρτυς Γεώ[ρ]γιος ὁ στερρὸ[ς] φύλαξ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.458 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2730. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς πέφυκα τῶν γραφῶν Γεωργίου, ὁ μάρτυς Γεώργιος ὁ στερρὸς φύλαξ.
I, the martyr George, the stalwart guardian, am the seal of George's writings.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)