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Medieval : Papal Bulla of Pope Alexander VI
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York Museums Trust, Rebecca Griffiths, 2010-10-12 14:08:05
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Medieval : Papal Bulla of Pope Alexander VI
Description
English: A cast lead Papal Bulla of Pope Alexander VI. The obverse of the bulla is stamped with the faces of the saints Peter and Paul within beaded borders.

The reverse is stamped with ALE//XANDER//PAPA VI.
Alexander VI was Pope from 1492-1503.
Papal Bulla such as this would have acted as seals on official Papal documents to authenticate their provenance and authority.

The metal is a mid brownish-white colour and is worn and pitted. The bulla is 38.1mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weighs 35.3g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1492 and 1503
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1492-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1503-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 410192
Old ref: YORYM-45D1C8
Filename: GWI0057.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/300106
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/300106/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/410192
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