Medieval papal bulla of Pope Eugene III (front, reverse)
Description
English: Cast lead papal bulla of Pope Eugene III (1145-53). Mass: 37.4g, diameter: 36.4mm, thickness: 5.6mm. The papal bulla is sub-circular in plan, with a notch in the top and bottom, and some loss of material from around the circumference. The front reads +/EVGEN/IVS.PP/III, on four lines. The reverse depicts St Peter and St Paul each within a pellet border. Between the two is a crozier; above are the abbreviations SPA SPE (for St Paul and St Peter). All of the designs and text on the papal bulla are in relief. The papal bulla has a light brown/off-white surface.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date
between 1145 and 1153
date QS:P571,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1145-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1153-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 251727 Old ref: WMID-6715A3 Filename: barry papal 0309 copy.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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