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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.5.1333
Title
Seal of (John) protoproedros (of the protosynkelloi and metropolitan) of Side (XI c.)
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
11th century
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Side (Pamphylia)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/73224

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead
Metal
Pb
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.71 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOSeals 2, 78.3 (a)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.5.1333
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of St Michael holding the labarum in his right hand and the globe in his left. Inscription on either side. Border of dots between two linear circles.
Rev.: Inscription on five lines.

Verification Level

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