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Seal XLIV 7
- Record Id:
- 040-002209389
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002209383
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000140.0x0003da
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147473870.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Seal XLIV 7
- Title:
- Seal of Empress Theodora
- Scope & Content:
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Lead seal. On the obverse, bust of Christ holding the Gospel in the left hand and blessing with the right hand, flanked by sigla; traces of circular inscription; border of dots. On the reverse, bust of Empress Theodora wearing a jeweled tunic and crown with pearl pendants, holding a scepter topped by a cross with tendrils.
Obverse: ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστὸς. ᾿Εμμανουήλ.
Reverse: Θεοδώρα αὐγούστα ἡ πορφυρογέννητος
Translation:
Obverse: Jesus Christ Emmanuel.
Reverse: Theodora purple-born empress.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Detached Seals and Casts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002207963
036-002209383
040-002209389 - Is part of:
- Seal XXXV.196-CCIX.1 : Detached Seals
Seal XLIV.2-154 : LEADEN bullæ of Eastern emperors, prelates, public officers, etc., mostly with Greek legends and religious monograms. Among them…
Seal XLIV 7 : Seal of Empress Theodora - Hierarchy:
- 032-002207963[0168]/036-002209383[0006]/040-002209389
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Seal XXXV.196-CCIX.1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 seal
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Greek, Ancient
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 1055
- End Date:
- 1056
- Date Range:
- January 1055 - August 1056
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Lead.
Dimensions: Diameter 30 mm.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.
Provenance: Empress Theodora, 1055-1056. Acquired in 1873.
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1854-1875, 2 vols (London: British Museum Trustees, 1877), II, pp. 826-828.
Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, 6 vols (London: British Museum Trustees, 1887-1900), V (1898), p. 3, no. 17454.
Michael Jeffreys et al., Prosopography of the Byzantine World, 2016 (King's College London, 2017), Theodora 1 http://pbw2016.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/person/Theodora/1/ (with further references) [accessed 03 March 2023].
Metadata provided by the cooperation among Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR8167 – Orient & Méditerranée, équipe Monde Byzantin, and the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at the Institute of Classics of the University of Cologne. The publication of this item is currently in preparation by the abovementioned team.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Theodora, Emperor of Eastern Empire
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Seal CXII 11
Seal CXII 12