Harvard Art Museums > 1999.60: Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Seals Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople , 1999.60,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/195087. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.60 Title Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Classification Seals Work Type seal Date 1289-1309 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Late Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/195087 Physical Descriptions Medium Lead Metal Pb Technique Struck Dimensions 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) unspecified: 42.05 g Provenance Recorded Ownership History George Zacos, Istanbul, Turkey, Collector. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.60 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Virgin Platytera seated facing on a large throne with high back, holding the Christ child on her knees. left and right of Virgin's head, text in Greek (Mother of God) Reverse: Greek inscription (Athanasios, by the grace of God Archbishop and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the New Rome) Publication History Spink Auction 127: Byzantine Seals from the Collection of of George Zacos, Part 1., auct. cat., Spink & Son Ltd. (London, England, October 7, 1998), 19, cat. 24 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 64/figs. 22a, 22b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
