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Lead Bulla
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Toby, 2012-01-30 11:09:28
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Lead Bulla
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English: An incomplete cast lead alloy bulla (seal) of Pope Honorius IV (1285-1287 AD).

Side 1: Busts of St. Paul and St. Peter. Both busts are each positioned within a beaded aureole. St. Paul, on the left, is depicted with a long beard and St Peter, on the right, has a curly beard formed of small pellets. Both heads are enclosed within a border of pellets (or pearls). A long cross with base is placed between the two heads. Above the busts is an inscription 'SPA SPE'. The side near St. Peter's bust and the border underneath the busts has been removed and there seem to be fairly regular small chopping marks, which suggests that this removal was purposeful, instead of due to post-depositional damage.

Side 2: Inscription 'hONORIVS PP IIII' (in three lines). PP is an abbreviation for 'pastor pastorum', meaning 'shepherd of the shepherds'. The letters have curled serifs, with elaborate decoration emphasizing each P in 'PP'.

The bulla measures 40.13 mm in diameter, 5.18 mm thick and weighs 40.64 grams. It is in good condition, except for removed edges described below; the lead alloy has developed an overall pale buff patina. For similar bulla of Honorius IV on the PAS database, cf. IOW-AFE665 and CAM-1A7AF8.
Depicted place (County of findspot) West Sussex
Date between 1285 and 1287
date QS:P571,+1285-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1285-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1287-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 484512
Old ref: SUSS-170A48
Filename: frank kurzeja 4.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/367285
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/367285/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/484512
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Object location50° 48′ 51.84″ N, 0° 32′ 22.16″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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