Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
σκεπ,
γνημε
πειρτη
ρινι
ου
σκέπ(οις), ἁγνή, με πειρατηρίων βίου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4784 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1962. |
Translation
σκέποις, ἁγνή, με πειρατηρίων βίου.
Holy One, may you protect me from the tribulations of life.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary