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Description: | MED Papal bulla of Alexander IV (1254-61). This half of a lead bulla would have been attached to cords running through a papal document or bull. Different materials were used for these cords, hemp string being used for 'letters of justice', ie. Papal decrees, while silk was used for 'letters of grace', typically grants or permission to do something. The impressions in the lead are insufficient to determine which sort this bulla was used on. Halved bullae are becoming increasingly well known, but this example appears to have been broken, quite possibly by accident. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1066
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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