Karamallos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with faintly visible medallion of the Christ Child. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΤΟΝ
ΑΡΑΜΑ
Λ̣ΟΝΕ̅Ρ
Τ̣ΛΟΓ
Σ.ΕΠˊ
τὸν Καραμάλον μ(ῆτ)ερ τοῦ Λόγου σ[κ]έπ(ε)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with faintly visible medallion of the Christ Child. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΤΟΝ
ΑΡΑΜΑ
Λ̣ΟΝΕ̅Ρ
Τ̣ΛΟΓ
Σ.ΕΠˊ
τὸν Καραμάλον μ(ῆτ)ερ τοῦ Λόγου σ[κ]έπ(ε)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1044 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Τὸν Καραμάλον μῆτερ τοῦ Λόγου σκέπε.
Mother of the Divine Word, protect Karamallos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic.
Laurent (Corpus II, no. 1137) lists a seal (Orghidan Collection no. 309) belonging to George Karamallos, anthypatos, patrikios, vestes and ephoros, which he dates to the eleventh century. He mentions that another seal of George Karamallos is preserved in the collection of the Ottoman Museum (Istanbul Archaeology Museums).