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Sussex Archaeological Society, Liz Wilson, 2004-11-09 11:40:52 |
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papal bull |
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English: A medieval lead papal bulla, roughly circular in shape and 38.84 mm in diameter. The edges of the papal bulla are worn and slightly damaged; the lead has gone a mid greenish-grey colour. The obverse depicts the heads of St Paul and St Peter, with a sceptre between them. The two heads are each surrounded by a circle of pellets. The legend above the two heads reads SPASP[E] the E has been scuffed away by later damage. The reverse shows the name and number of the Pope. The legend reads INNO // CE[NT]VS // PP[IIII] (written on three lines). This name refers to Innocent IV (pope 1243-1254). Papal bullae are lead seals which were attached to documents known as bulls, issued by the Papacy. Several holes have been driven through this bulla, apparently by nails. Three holes can be seen on the obverse (the side depicting St Paul and St Peter), and five holes and a part-hole can be seen on the reverse. Dr Tim Pestell at Norwich Castle Museum has examined an image of this bulla and has suggested that it was nailed to a door, perhaps of a church, as an amulet, which was a common practice with pilgrim badges and ampullae. The larger number of holes on the reverse, and the way in which the soft lead has been distorted, suggests that the bulla was nailed with the name of the pope outwards and visible. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) West Sussex | ||
| Date | between 1243 and 1254 | ||
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FindID: 79979 Old ref: SUSS-F5E022 Filename: 3-195a.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/42263 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/42263/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/79979 |
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