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Medieval papal bull (obverse and reverse).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2006-09-14 13:38:49
Title
Medieval papal bull (obverse and reverse).
Description
English: A much worn cast lead circular papal bulla. The front (recta) side of the bull depicts the faces of Saints Peter and Paul with a cross between them. Only Peter's face is visible on this example with 'SPA[SPE]' above it, this being an abbreviation for St. Paul and St. Peter. The remaining design is too worn to be visible. The reverse (verso) side of the bulla shows the name of the Pope, which is written in the nominative, with his abbreviated title (PP: Pastor Pastorum - Shepard of the Shepards) and ordinal number. Only a few letters are visible on this example '[ ]V[ ] / [ ]R / [ ]'. The papal bulla has a mid brown colour with an even patina. The papal bull measures 33.81mm long, 36.94mm wide and 5.06mm thick. It weighs 37.2g. Papal bulls were originally attached to documents issued by the Papacy. They date from the early 12th onwards, with the most common examples dating to the 14th century. Due to the wear on the recorded example the name of the Pope is not visible; therefore closer dating is not possible.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Worcestershire
Date between 1130 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1130-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 142631
Old ref: WAW-933DF5
Filename: WAW-933DF5.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/113546
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/113546/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/142631
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Object location52° 11′ 07.44″ N, 2° 05′ 09.31″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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