(The monastery of the) Prodromos . . . (twelfth century)
Obverse
St. John the Baptist standing holding a long staff cross. Visible at right: Π||Μ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ] Π(ρό)δ(ρο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
St. John the Baptist standing holding a long staff cross. Visible at right: Π||Μ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ] Π(ρό)δ(ρο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
σφρα
μονη
προ.
τ.
..
Σφρα[γὶς] μονῆ[ς τ(οῦ)] Προ[δρόμου] τοῦ . . .
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2863 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 80.2. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς μονῆς τοῦ Προδρόμου τοῦ . . .
Seal of the monastery of the Prodromos of . . .
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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It is not possible to prove because crucial letters are absent, but ti could well be that this specimen reads: Σφραγὶς μονῆς τοῦ Προδρόμου τοῦ Ἰορδάνου. This suggestion is based in part on the similarity of iconography between this specimen and seals of the latter institution. See Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1579 as well as BZS.1958.106.432.