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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Byzantine seals in the Tunay Demran Collection

2021, 30, No. 2

Werner Seibt

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Abteilung für Byzanzforschung

Ceren Ünal

Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Science and Letters, History of Art, Byzantine Art Programme, Manisa, Turkey

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10.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam30.2.08

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31.12.2021

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Humanities

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archeology

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English

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Abstract

The Collection of Tunay Demran, officially registered in the Manisa Archaeological Museum, contains seven seals, six of lead and one of silver, and one blank. Manisa, the Byzantine Magnesia Anelios on Mount Sipylos, with its fertile lowland and strategic location in Western Anatolia, has been home to different civilizations over the centuries, including the Lydian Kingdom, one of the most important ancient civilizations. In the 13th century, it became one of the more important cities of the Nicene Empire (established after the Latin invasion in 1204) and the seat of Ioannes III Doukas Vatatzes, who located an actively working mint there. Later on, the city and its environs came under the rule of the Beylik of Saruhan and the Ottoman Empire. There is a rich archaeological record of civil and religious architecture in Manisa and its surroundings, still awaiting full investigation. The article presents Demran’s collection of seals and explores potential ties with the archaeological remains of historical Magnesia.

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