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Description: | Lead papal bull seal (bulla) of Honorious III (1216-27). The bulla survives in good condition with a space at the top of the flan where the seal dies have left a gap. Honorious is a relatively prolific issuing pope with five bullae (including this example) now known from East Anglia. His reign as pope saw a steady increase in the number of documents issued peryear, a trend which was to continue until the late thirteenth century. The holes left by the cord which attached the seal to the document can be seen clearly and seem to indicate string was used. This is improtant as string attachment indicates documents carrying papal orders, prohibitions or injunctions, in other words letters of justice. The alternative, silk threads, were used for grants and privileges. The obverse and reverse dies are at an angle of 20 degrees. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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