Harvard Art Museums > 1951.31.4.1867: Gold Seal of Michael VII Doukas, Constantinople Seals Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Gold Seal of Michael VII Doukas, Constantinople (Michael VII) , 1951.31.4.1867,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191746. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.31.4.1867 People Michael VII, Byzantine (r. 1071-1078) Title Gold Seal of Michael VII Doukas, Constantinople Classification Seals Work Type seal Date 1071-78 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191746 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold Metal AV Technique Struck Dimensions 2.4 cm (15/16 in.) unspecified: 7.86 g Die Axis 12 Inscriptions and Marks legend: obverse, impressed, Greek Obverse Inscription: IC - XC Reverse Inscription: +MIXAL AVTO-KPRAT POMODOK State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number DOC Seals 6, no.132.1 P.222 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.31.4.1867 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Christ seated on a square-backed throne, slightly bearded, with long hair and nimbus cruciger, wearing a tunic and a himation, right hand raised in a gesture of blessing, the left is holding a hook. Each arm is decorated with a pellet, feet resting on dais Rev.: Michael VII standing facing, wearing a crown and a loros, holding the labarum in his r. hand and the globus cruciger in his l.. Border of dots. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/17/2017 - 05/08/2017 Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, 01/26/2023 - 04/06/2023 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
