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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.5.1740
People
Leo III, Byzantine (r. 717-720; co-r. 720-741)
Constantine V, Byzantine (r. 720-775)
Title
Seal of the imperial kommerkia of Mesembria (731/2)
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
731-732 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mesembria (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/72505

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead
Metal
Pb
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.3 g

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOSeals 1, 77.5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.5.1740
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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