The New Monastery of Kosmas Tzintziloukios (eleventh century)
Obverse
The Virgin seated on a throne, holding medallion of Christ before her and resting her feet on a suppedion. The throne, made entirely of cannonball design, with its four legs visible, has a high back and a round cushion with triple tassel at the end(s). Inscription: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΤΗΣΝΕΑΣ
ΜΟΝΗΣΤ
ΚΟΣΜΑΤ
ΤΙΤΙ
ΛΚΙ
Σφραγὶς τῆς Νέας Μονῆς τοῦ μοναχοῦ Κοσμᾶ τοῦ Τζιντζιλουκίου
Obverse
The Virgin seated on a throne, holding medallion of Christ before her and resting her feet on a suppedion. The throne, made entirely of cannonball design, with its four legs visible, has a high back and a round cushion with triple tassel at the end(s). Inscription: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΤΗΣΝΕΑΣ
ΜΟΝΗΣΤ
ΚΟΣΜΑΤ
ΤΙΤΙ
ΛΚΙ
Σφραγὶς τῆς Νέας Μονῆς τοῦ μοναχοῦ Κοσμᾶ τοῦ Τζιντζιλουκίου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5073 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 60.1b. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς τῆς Νέας Μονῆς τοῦ μοναχοῦ Κοσμᾶ τοῦ Τζιντζιλουκίου.
Seal of the New Monastery of the monk Kosmas Tzintziloukios.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Actes du Prôtaton (Open in Zotero)
- Actes d’Esphigménou (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal comes from the same boulloterion as BZS.1955.1.5074, but from a different boulloterion than the larger BZS.1951.31.5.2894. See the commentary to the latter entry.