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IOW-5C6967 Medieval Papal Bulla of Pope Martin IV
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2012-01-30 12:02:15
Title
IOW-5C6967 Medieval Papal Bulla of Pope Martin IV
Description
English: A complete Medieval cast lead papal bulla of Pope Martin IV (1281-1285 AD).

The object is sub-circular in plan. It has small openings at the top and bottom to allow the thread to be inserted into the internal recess. The obverse bears the conventional raised busts of Saints Peter and Paul both within drop-shaped pelleted borders. On the left, St Paul's beard is portrayed as being long, straight and pointed, while his hair is straight and swept back. On the right, Peter looks left with his more rounded hair and beard both formed of pellets. Between the two faces there is a crozier and above are the inscriptions: 'SPA SPE' (abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter). The reverse face has the raised legend: MAR/TINVS/PP.IIII (omega above the 'P's)' in three lines, within a pelleted border: 'PP' = 'Pastor Pastorum', translated as 'shepherd of the shepherds'.

This bulla has a pale with some small areas of corrosion. The lower side is flattened.

Height: 34.62mm; width: 37.78mm; thickness: 6.35mm. Weight: 45.86g.
Pope Martin IV was Pope between 1281 and 1285. It is therefore likely that the bull was created and used between these dates.
The papal bulla is a formal seal of office used by the Popes to stamp and authenticate documents produced by the papal curia. Dr Tim Pestell (Curator of Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery) has commented: "Papal bulls came as two basic types, according to the contents of the document: Tituli, or "Letters of Grace", essentially granted or confirmed rights, conferred benefices or promulgated statutes. They generally had their lead bullae attached with cords of silk. Mandamenta, or "Letters of Justice" were mandates that conveyed papal orders, prohibitions or injunctions, and had their bullae attached by hemp threads.
Justice" were mandates that conveyed papal orders, prohibitions or injunctions, and had their bullae attached by hemp threads".
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1281 and 1285
date QS:P571,+1281-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1281-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1285-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 485019
Old ref: IOW-5C6967
Filename: IOW2012-1-93.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/367307
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/367307/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/485019
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