Worth Their Weight in Gold: The Significance of Lead Seals to Byzantine Studies
Virtual Public Lecture by Alicia Walker
Date: Thursday, October 28th from 5:00-6:30pm ET
Where: Via Zoom
Byzantine sigillography is a specialized subdivision of an already esoteric field. Yet this seeming obscurity belies the substantial interdisciplinary value of lead seals. The iconographic, inscriptional, and functional aspects of these objects offer unique perspectives on diverse areas of interest, both within the study of Byzantine society and with respect to medieval intercultural dynamics. In this lecture, Alicia Walker presents Byzantine sigillography as a rich domain for interdisciplinary investigation and collaboration, highlighting lead seals as a nexus for exchange among the various fields of Byzantine studies and a vital conduit for contributions to medieval studies more broadly.
Free and open to the public. Register here.
