Harvard Art Museums > 1999.63: Lead Seal of Anna Doukaina, Sebaste 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"Lead Seal of Anna Doukaina, Sebaste , 1999.63,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/195088. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1999.63 Title Lead Seal of Anna Doukaina, Sebaste Classification Seals Work Type seal Date 1068 before 1136 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace) Period Byzantine period, Middle Culture Byzantine Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/195088 Physical Descriptions Medium Lead Technique Impressed Dimensions 3 cm (1 3/16 in.) unspecified: 24.55 g Provenance Recorded Ownership History George Zacos, Istanbul, Turkey, Collector. Spink & Son Ltd., 1998, 1998. Auction 1998 lot 40 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Byz Women no.46 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1999 Object Number 1999.63 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. Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion of the Christ Child on her breast. in upper field to left and right of virgin, inscribed in Greek (Mother of God) Rev. metrical, four lines, Greek inscription (Mother of God, help Anna Doukaina, sebaste) Publication History Spink Auction 127: Byzantine Seals from the Collection of of George Zacos, Part 1., auct. cat., Spink & Son Ltd. (London, England, October 7, 1998), 40, cat. 77 Ioli Kalavrezou, Byzantine Women and Their World, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 107/figs. 46a, 46b Exhibition History Byzantine Women and Their World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/25/2002 - 04/28/2003 HAA 1 Survey Course: Landmarks of World Art and Architecture [Spring 2007], Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/26/2007 - 04/08/2007 HAA 1 Survey Course (S421): Landmarks of World Art and Architecture [Spring 2009], Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/12/2009 - 05/10/2009 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
