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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.5.1307
Title
Seal of Peter archbishop of Thessalonica (VIII c.)
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
VIII c. (before 754)
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessalonica (Macedonia)
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/73192

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead
Metal
Pb
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.78 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOSeals 1, 18.86

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.5.1307
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John A. Cotsonis, The Religious Figural Imagery of Byzantine Lead Seals II: Studies on Images of the Saints and on Personal Piety, Routledge (Abington, Oxon, 2020), pp. xi, 28-30, fig. 1.5

Verification Level

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