Demetrios Aelgazes (thirteenth/fourteenth century)
Obverse
St. Demetrios mounted on a horse, holding a lance over his right shoulder. Traces of epigraphy on either side: |ημ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ[ήτριος]. Border of dots enclosed by borders of smaller dots.
Obverse
St. Demetrios mounted on a horse, holding a lance over his right shoulder. Traces of epigraphy on either side: |ημ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ[ήτριος]. Border of dots enclosed by borders of smaller dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
η.η
τ̣ρι̣σ̣Φ
στου
̣ηλγΖη
Δη[μ]ητρίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Ἀηλγάζη
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2601 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 641. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Δημητρίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Ἀηλγάζη.
Seal of Demetrios Aelgazes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The family name on this seal appears to be a compound of Turkic elements, as noted by Seibt-Wassiliou in her commentary (with further references).