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Medieval papal bulla of Sixtus IV (obverse)
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2006-11-15 12:48:17
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Medieval papal bulla of Sixtus IV (obverse)
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English: Cast lead papal bulla of Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484). The obverse shows the head of St Peter to the right and the head of St Paul to the left, looking towards each other, surrounded by a beaded border, thought to have represented a halo, and divided by a cross and above the letters PP / AE in two lines for PAul and PEter. And the reverse has the words, in relief, SIXTVS / PAPA / IIII in three lines, surrounded by a ring of pellets.

These seals were named bullae after the Papal documents or 'bulls' that they were attached to, and signified that the document had been issued with the Pope's authority. Lead was seen to be more permanent than wax as it could not be so easily melted down en route.

Bailey (2000) illustrates a similar but earlier example on page 5, Fig.2.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date between 1471 and 1484
date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1471-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1484-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 149065
Old ref: CORN-E71360
Filename: mixt 026.jpg
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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
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/120710
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/120710/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/149065
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