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Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

SealsByzantine13th-14th century

Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

1289-1309 CE

Description

Obverse: Virgin Platytera seated facing on a large throne with high back, holding the Christ child on her knees. left and right of Virgin's head, text in Greek (Mother of God) Reverse: Greek inscription (Athanasios, by the grace of God Archbishop and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the New Rome)

Classification

Seals

Technique

Struck

Medium

Lead

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Late

Century

13th-14th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) unspecified: 42.05 g

Provenance

George Zacos, Istanbul, Turkey, Collector.

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