1951.31.5.1595: Seal of John Kommenos, doux of Dyrrachion, son of the Sebastokrator (XI/XII c.; shortly after 1091/2)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1951.31.5.1595

Title

Seal of John Kommenos, doux of Dyrrachion, son of the Sebastokrator (XI/XII c.; shortly after 1091/2)

Classification

Seals

Work Type

seal

Date

XI c., shortly after 1091/1092

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Dyrrachion ((Illyria)

Period

Byzantine period, Middle

Culture

Byzantine

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/72911

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Lead

Metal

Pb

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.63 g

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: In two columns: H/ME/TA/MOP-PH/W/C/I/C
• Reverse Inscription: In eight lines:

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

DOSeals 1, 12.3 (c)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore

Accession Year

1951

Object Number

1951.31.5.1595

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: The Trasnfiguration. In upper field, Christ between Moses (?) and Elias (r.); in lower field< Peter, jacob and John in nearly prostrate position. Border of dots

Publication History

• John A. Cotsonis, The Religious Figural Imagery of Byzantine Lead Seals I: Studies on the Image of Christ, the Virgin and Narrative Scenes, Routledge (Abington, Oxon, 2020), pp. xviii, 257-258, fig. 10.11

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