Artists' ToolsByzantine9th-11th century
Boulloterion (Sealing Device): Obv: Inscription with Invocation and Owner's Name and Title; Rev: Bust of Saint Nicholas
850-1100
Dimensions
greatest dimen.: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Thomas Whittemore, Cambridge, MA (by 1951), gift: to the Fogg Museum.
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