Title

Personal seal with a monogram in Cyrillic characters

Alternative Title

Personal seal with a monogram in Cyrillic characters

Subject

personal seal

heraldry

ouroboros

sigilography

Cyrillic alphabet

Descriptive Note

Personal seal with a monogram in Romanian Cyrillic characters. The seal pattern is oval and presents an ouroboros inciricling two birds who hold branches in their beaks flanking a heart. Above the heart is a cross and above that, a crown. Inscriped are the initals П В, written with Cyrillic letters. Below that, another set of Cyrillic letters, ІѠ, are inscribed.

Creator

unknown

Material

metalworking

Technqiue Name

chiseling

hammering (metal finishing)

engraving

incising

place of creation

Romania

Date Created

19th century

Dimensions

44 mm x 11 mm

21.60 mm (diameter)

27.38 g (weight)

place of exhibition

National Museum of History of Romania