Pečat i nadgrobni natpis Marije, bosanske vojvotkinje i grofice od Helfensteina. Prilog heraldici Nemanjića i Kotromanića
The Seal and Funerary Inscription of Mary, Duchess of Bosnia and Countess of Helfenstein. A Contribution to the Heraldry of the Nemanjić and Kotromanić dynasties

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the heraldic achievements preserved on the seal and funerary inscription of Mary, daughter of Bosnian Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić and wife of German Count Ulrich X von Helfenstein. These exceptional cultural and historical artefacts, which reect the personality of the bearer contained in the sym-bols, present dierent coats-of-arms that can be identied as the dynastic arms of the Nemanjić and Kotromanić dynasties. The author presents a hypothesis that the earliest preserved depiction of the heraldic achievement of the Nemanjić dynasty on an escutcheon – a double headed eagle with spread wings – is to be found on a seal of a Bosnian princess. He also re-visits the issue of the basic colours on the Kotromanić coat-of-arms.

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