The Pantepoptes monastery (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
παν
τεπο
πτα
ὦ Παντέποπτα
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
σ
ετσ
σσοι
κετˊ
σῷζε τοὺς σοὺς οἰκέτας
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
παν
τεπο
πτα
ὦ Παντέποπτα
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
σ
ετσ
σσοι
κετˊ
σῷζε τοὺς σοὺς οἰκέτας
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1041 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 53.1c. |
Translation
ὦ Παντέποπτα σῷζε τοὺς σοὺς οἰκέτας.
O Pantepoptes, save your servants.
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)
- La géographie ecclésiastique de l’empire byzantin, Vol. 1, Le siège de Constantinople et le patriarcat oecuménique, Pt. 3, Les églises et les monastères (Open in Zotero)
- Ανασκαφή Κάστρου Ρεντίνας (1995) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Another example of this seal was found in Rentina. See N. K. Moutsopoulos, "Ανασκαφή κάστρου Ρεντίνας (1995)," 335 (without photograph).
The monastery was founded by Anna Dalassena in 1087 and appears to have functioned until the close of the Byzantine era: Janin, Églises, 513–15.