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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.5.1739
People
Leo III, Byzantine (r. 717-720; co-r. 720-741)
Constantine V, Byzantine (r. 720-775)
Title
Seal of the imperial kommerkia of Mesembria (747/8)
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
747 - 748 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mesembria (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/73137

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead
Metal
Pb
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
21.15 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOSeals 1, 77.8 (a)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.5.1739
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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