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Medieval : Papal bulla
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York Museums Trust, Rebecca Griffiths, 2014-04-01 17:21:49
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Medieval : Papal bulla
Description
English: A lead papal bulla of Pope Clements II dating to the medieval period. Clements II was Pope from 25 December 1046 until his death in 1047.

The obverse of the bulla is stamped with the faces of the saints Peter and Paul within a border of raised pellets. Above the heads within the border, the saints' abbreviations are visible with 'SPA' for St. Paul to the left and 'SPE' for St. Peter to the right. The reverse is stamped with CLE//MENS//PP II also within a border of raised pellets. The 'PP' stands for 'pastor pastorum' which translates as 'shepherd of the shepherds'.

The bulla has been pirced at 12 o'clock and has been bent so that the reverse is cracked open.

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 greyish-white colour and is worn. The bulla is 35.9mm in diameter, 4.9mm thick and weighs 41.5g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 1046 and 1047
date QS:P571,+1046-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1046-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1047-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 607484
Old ref: YORYM-9B9252
Filename: WS0394.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/463097
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/463097/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/607484
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