Seal of the Sebastos Michael Boilas
In the Middle Ages, letters were usually rolled in a scroll and tied with a cord. Lead seals like the present one originally held these cords together so that they could not be tempered with. The versified inscription here identifies the owner of the seal (and the author of th...
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19482
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Henry Walters, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, New York, by purchase; Douglas Gordon, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
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en
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1
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/55.65 |
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