Theodore bishop of Ibora (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
St. Elias standing, facing, orans. Inscription visible in column at left: ο|η|λ|ι|α : ὁ (ἅγιος) Ἠλία[ς]. Linear border.
Reverse
In center, a cruciform monogram consisting of Θ at left, E at right, Δ in ligature with Ω at the bottom, and Ρ, surmounted by , at the top: Θεοδώρου. Circular inscription along the circumference, beginning at twelve o'clock and ending with a tendril. Wreath border.
+επ.σκοπουιβω.ων
Θεοδώρου ἐπ[ι]σκόπου Ἰβώ[ρ]ων
Obverse
St. Elias standing, facing, orans. Inscription visible in column at left: ο|η|λ|ι|α : ὁ (ἅγιος) Ἠλία[ς]. Linear border.
Reverse
In center, a cruciform monogram consisting of Θ at left, E at right, Δ in ligature with Ω at the bottom, and Ρ, surmounted by , at the top: Θεοδώρου. Circular inscription along the circumference, beginning at twelve o'clock and ending with a tendril. Wreath border.
+επ.σκοπουιβω.ων
Θεοδώρου ἐπ[ι]σκόπου Ἰβώ[ρ]ων
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1205 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 27.2; and Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 429 (with inaccuracies). |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοδώρου ἐπισκόπου Ἰβώρων.
(Seal of) Theodore, bishop of Ibora.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)