Hi, all. I wanted to show this
Byzantine seal. It is not so special, but it is
rare that I am able to make a fairly certain ID plus find an additional link which I think is pretty cool.
Dumbarton Oaks online
collection had a slightly similar one, also with an
eagle on the
obverse, that helped me figure it out. When I searched the name I then found a silver
intaglio ring with an identical
monogram at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland (see reversed image, below). Additional information or corrections are welcome.
Regards, Jimi
BCC LS32
Byzantine Lead Seal
Caesarea Maritima
Mid 6th - Early 7th Century CE
Obv:
Eagle standing facing,
head right, wings
spread, within
wreath. Rev: Block
monogram with
Greek letters: I, A, O, Y, K "Akakios", a personal
name meaning "innocent, not evil".
20 x 16 x 2.25mm. 4.42gm.
Axis:0
cf. Dumbarton Oaks online BZS.1947.2.813
For a signet ring with identical
monogram (mis-
identified as "MARK"), see The Walters Art
Museum, Baltimore, Acc. No. 57.2104
Surface find
Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
Photograph of ring and
corrected reading from Brad Hostetler, "Reading and Displaying
Monograms on
Byzantine Signet
Rings", The Journal of the Walters Art Museum, Volume 75, 2021.
