Research Article

A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis

Number: 20 July 31, 2023
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A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis

Abstract

The subject of this article is a Byzantine lead seal found during the excavations of the Inner Castle Baptistery of Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis in 2022. The lead seal found during the archaeological excavations in the baptistery is understood to belong to the 11th century AD thanks to the coins found in the same layer with the seal. The dotted borders on the obverse and reverse are carved very close to each other, and the borders became straight lines in some places. On the obverse of the seal, Archangel Michael is depicted within a dotted border, wearing an outfit decorated with precious stones, with diademed curly hair, holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. The reverse reads an address in four lines within a dotted border, the first line beginning with a cross. These kinds of seals are categorized by sigillographers as private seals used for personal business since they do not bear the owner’s title or position on the reverse, except for his name. An evaluation of the Byzantine lead seal together with the coins found in the same context revealed that it has a significant place in terms of indicating that Hadrianopolis continued to be inhabited until the 11th-12th century AD, albeit on a small scale, which was previously considered to have been abandoned due to the interruption of data from archaeological excavations starting from the middle of the 7th century AD.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Art History

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2023

Submission Date

April 29, 2023

Acceptance Date

July 31, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 20

APA
Oyarçin, K., & Çelikbaş, E. (2023). A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis. Art-Sanat, 20, 469-484. https://doi.org/10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749
AMA
1.Oyarçin K, Çelikbaş E. A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis. Art-Sanat. 2023;(20):469-484. doi:10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749
Chicago
Oyarçin, Kasım, and Ersin Çelikbaş. 2023. “A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis”. Art-Sanat, nos. 20: 469-84. https://doi.org/10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749.
EndNote
Oyarçin K, Çelikbaş E (July 1, 2023) A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis. Art-Sanat 20 469–484.
IEEE
[1]K. Oyarçin and E. Çelikbaş, “A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis”, Art-Sanat, no. 20, pp. 469–484, July 2023, doi: 10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749.
ISNAD
Oyarçin, Kasım - Çelikbaş, Ersin. “A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis”. Art-Sanat. 20 (July 1, 2023): 469-484. https://doi.org/10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749.
JAMA
1.Oyarçin K, Çelikbaş E. A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis. Art-Sanat. 2023;:469–484.
MLA
Oyarçin, Kasım, and Ersin Çelikbaş. “A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis”. Art-Sanat, no. 20, July 2023, pp. 469-84, doi:10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749.
Vancouver
1.Kasım Oyarçin, Ersin Çelikbaş. A Byzantine Lead Seal from Paphlagonian Hadrianopolis. Art-Sanat. 2023 Jul. 1;(20):469-84. doi:10.26650/artsanat.2023.20.1289749