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Description: | Lead Papal Bull dating to 13th century. These seals were used on official papal documents sent out from Rome as a means of authentication. The use of these seals was at it?s peak in the late 14th ? early 15th century. Obverse shows the busts of Saint Paul and Saint Peter within a vesica shaped beaded border with the abbreviation SPASPE written above. Between the saints is a staff with a cross pattee shaped terminal. The reverse of the bullae has a beaded border with the inscription: VR/ BANVS/ PPIIII on three lines in the centre for Pope Urban IV who reigned between 1216-64. PP stands for pastor pastorum ?shepherd of the shepherds?. The seal weighs 39.69g and measures 37.29mm in diameter and 4.9mm in thickness. | 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: | 1200
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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