The monastery of (the Theotokos) Charopoios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla at left and right: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla at left and right: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
σφραγισ
μονησ
τισχαρο
πιου
Σφραγὶς μονῆς τῖς Χαροπιοῦ.
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.175 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 71.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1296 bis. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς μονῆς τῖς Χαροπιοῦ.
Seal of the monastery of (the Theotokos) Charopoios.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Further attestation of the monastery is provided by a seal of the monastery published in Zacos, Seals II, no. 609.
W. Seibt (BZ 100 [2007]: 235), in his review of DO Seals 5, would prefer to date this seal to the twelfth century.