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The beautiful monastery of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. Inscription: |γρ|ηγο|ριο|σο|θα|υμ|ατ.|ργ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματ[ου]ργ(ός). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

τησ
ρισμον,
τγ,γρη
γορ,τθυ
μτουρ
γ

Τῆς ὡραίας μον(ῆς) τοῦ ἁγ(ί)ου Γρηγορ(ίου) τοῦ Θαυματουργ(οῦ)

Obverse

Bust of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos raising his right hand in blessing and holding a book in his left. Inscription: |γρ|ηγο|ριο|σο|θα|υμ|ατ.|ργ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματ[ου]ργ(ός). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

τησ
ρισμον,
τγ,γρη
γορ,τθυ
μτουρ
γ

Τῆς ὡραίας μον(ῆς) τοῦ ἁγ(ί)ου Γρηγορ(ίου) τοῦ Θαυματουργ(οῦ)

Accession number BZS.1958.106.438
Diameter 28.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 76.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1253. Laurent illustrates two specimens: the present one and another from the Zacos Collection (= Zacos, Seals II, no. 608).

Translation

Τῆς ὡραίας μονῆς τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦ.

(Seal) of the beautiful monastery of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos.

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)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)