Harvard Art Museums > 1999.61: Seal of Constantine, Nephew of the Patriarch Cerularius 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 Constantine, Nephew of the Patriarch Cerularius , 1999.61,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/195089. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.61 Title Seal of Constantine, Nephew of the Patriarch Cerularius Classification Seals Work Type seal Date 11th century Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/195089 Physical Descriptions Medium Lead Metal Pb Technique Struck Dimensions 3 cm (1 3/16 in.) unspecified: 20.29 g Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.61 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: Deisis, Saint Nicholas on left and Saint Menas Kallilelados on right, standing with hands uplifted towards a medallion of Christ. inscribed in Greek, on either side of medallion (Jesus Christ); vertical left (Saint Nicholas); vertical right (Saint Menas Kallikelados); center in six lines (Lord help your servant Constantine) Reverse: Saint Demetrios on left and Saint Panteleimon on right, standing with arms raised towards medallion of the Virgin. inscribed in Greek, on either side of medallion (Mother of God); vertical left (Saint Demetrios); vertical right (Saint Panteleimon); center (Lord help your servant Constantine) Publication History George Zacos, Byzantine Lead Seals, vol 2, Revue Numismatique, ed. John W. Nesbitt (1984), p. 269-270, 226 - 227, cat. no 404, pl 42 Spink Auction 127: Byzantine Seals from the Collection of of George Zacos, Part 1., auct. cat., Spink & Son Ltd. (London, England, October 7, 1998), 37, cat. 67 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 127/figs. 56a, 56b 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
