Arabic seal (tenth/eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3749 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 16 mm |
Obverse
Bust of St. George, holding spear and shield. Sigla: |γ|εο|ρ|Γ, : Ὁ ἅγιος Γεόργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Arabic inscription in three lines. Indeterminate border.
بالله (?) Θ
. . .
الجواه ؟
Translation
بالله. . . الجواه ؟
God. . . ?
Commentary
The Arabic inscription is badly corroded. While the word Allah is legible in the latter half of the top line (after what appears to be a Θ and then a couple of other characters), the second and third lines cannot be satisfactorily deciphered.