Demetrios (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing on a suppedion, her arms upraised in prayer, with the medallion of the Child before her. Details indistinct. No sigla visible. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
The Mother of God standing on a suppedion, her arms upraised in prayer, with the medallion of the Child before her. Details indistinct. No sigla visible. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Indeterminate border.
..μητρι
..σκεποισ
μ̣ετονσον
..κετην̣
[Δη]μήτρι[ον] σκέποις με τὸν σὸν [οἰ]κέτην
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1439 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 637. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Δημήτριον σκέποις με τὸν σὸν οἰκέτην.
May you protect me, your servant Demetrios.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)