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Description: | Incomplete cast circular lead seal with a design on either face. The seal, or 'papal bulla' is of Pope Alexander III (1159-1181). The obverse is worn and most of the detail is only faintly descernable, at the top is the word 'SPASPE', abbreviations for St Paul and St Peter. Below this should be outlines depicting the busts of St Peter and St Paul each within an inverted pear shaped compartment defined by pellets. All that can now be seen are some of the dotted pelletts which would have made up the full picture and faint outlines of the faces. The reverse of the bulla has the following letters over three lines. ALE/XANDER/.P. The PP means 'pastor pastorum', translates as 'shepherd of the shepherds'. There is an omega above the letters PP. Both obverse and reverse faces should have a pelleted perimeter but this is not visible. Only the first P of the PP can be seen due to damage leading to much of this area now being missing, however the top of one 'I' can still be seen which is under the E and R of Alexander, comparing this with other Papal Bulla's of Alexander give indications that this is probably Alexander III.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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