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(The monastery) of (Christ) Philanthropos (twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of Christ holding a book. At right: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστό)ς. Remains of circular inscription at right: οφιλανθρπος: ὁ Φινλάνθρωπος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length representation of the Mother of God holding her hands, palm outward, before her. At left: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.

Obverse

Bust of Christ holding a book. At right: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστό)ς. Remains of circular inscription at right: οφιλανθρπος: ὁ Φινλάνθρωπος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Half-length representation of the Mother of God holding her hands, palm outward, before her. At left: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4937
Diameter 34.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 56.4b; Laurent, Corpus 5.3: no. 1909 (accession no. misidentified). For another similar specimen, see Sig., 139–40 (= Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1183 = Shandrovskaia, "Sfragistika," 811).

DO Seals 7, no. 1.15.

Commentary

See the commentary to the parallel specimen cited in this entry.

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)
  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
  • Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
  • Sfragistika (Open in Zotero)
  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 7: The Iconographic Seals (Open in Zotero)