Record ID: DOR-E0FCDB
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead or lead alloy  papal bulla of Pope Boniface IX (VIIII) dating to the Medieval period November 1389 - October 1404. The front (recta) side of the bulla depicts the faces of Saints Peter and Paul with a cross between them. Over the images appears the abbreviation of St Paul and St Peter 'SPA SPE'. St. Paul is depicted with a long beard and a balding scalp with little hair, and St Peter has a crimped beard with curly hair formed from small sub oval pellets. Both heads are enclosed within a border of pellets (or pearls). There is a cross between the …
Created on: Monday 9th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SOM-511721
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a lead medieval papal bulla probably dating to c. AD 1187-1404. There is less than half remaining but the bulla was originally circular and flat with a hole down the middle for the cord. It has broken along this hole, presumably when it was removed from the document. The obverse with the papal name within a pellet border only has a small section of inscription left. It reads [...]/[...NS or US / [...]III. . The reverse shows St Paul with his pointy beard of lines within an oval border of pellets on the bottom half and the letters SPA above him, the rest of the design is mis…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-232653
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead papal bulla probably of Pope Innocent IV (in office 1243-1254). The obverse reads INNO/CENTIVS/PP I[V] in three lines. The reverse is very worn, but the faces of St. Paul and St. Peter with the inscription SPA above Paul and SPE above Peter, within a border of small pellets, a cross pattee between them can be identified.  The bulla has a cream coloured patina. Both faces are worn and marked. Reference: Similar bullae can be seen in Saunders, 2001, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue, pg.91-92. Date: Medieval. Diameter: 39.11 mm Thickness: 4.6…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-8E4A35
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead bulla, possibly of Pope Innocent ?. Faintly visible on the front is the usual depiction of the faces of St Peter and St Paul and traces of the legend S'PA S'PE, all within a beaded border. On the back is the inscription INNO/CENTIVS/P'P [---?], again within a beaded border. Both faces are worn and marked. These were attached to official papal documents. Date: Medieval Dimensions: 37.73 mm diameter, 4.48 mm thick Weight: 41.47 g
Created on: Thursday 11th September 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: SOMDOR-764453
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead papal bulla of pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303). The obverse has the usual images of saints Peter and Paul in pelleted aureoles, although the expected abbreviated lettering; SPA SPE is badly damaged and illegible. The reverse bears the inscription BONI [F]AT[I]VS PP VIII.
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F6E585
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
About half of a cast lead papal bulla. The surviving part measures 38.2mm in diameter, 21.1mm in width, it is 4.2mm thick and weighs 28.5g. The obverse shows St Paul, with the inscription S'PA above. What is left of the reverse inscription, [---]E/[---]IV[-]/[---]IIII, suggests that the bull was issued under Pope Gregory IX (1227-41).
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: SOMDOR-3D18F2
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead seal. Ducal bulla of Marcantonio Giustiani(1619 - 1688), doge of Venice, dating to 1684 -1688. Sub-circular disc of lead with cast designs and inscriptions on both faces. The bulla is cast with longitudinal channel for a cord to allow attachment to a document. The seal has split along the line of this channel. OBV:[M A IUSTINIANVS] DVX [S M VENE]- scene of doge's investiture by Pope. Inscription reads clockwise for the first half, anti-clockwise the second. DVX reads down vertically at 12.00. REV: M ANTON /[I]VSTINIANVS/[D]EI GRA DVX/[V]ENETIAR/ET C. - Legend in five lines …
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chideock', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR1381
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Lead bulla of Pope Boniface VIII. A lead disc pierced longitudinally for attachment to an official document. Side1: Heads of St Peter and St Paul with inscription SPA SPE - Side 2: Inscription BONI/FATVS/PPVIII
Created on: Monday 11th March 2002
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: SOMDOR1360
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Papal bulla. Lead disc with cast detail both sides and pierced for attachment. Side One:-Faces of St Peter and St Paul with SPASPE. Side Two: BONI/FA[TI]VS/[PP]VII[I]
Created on: Monday 29th October 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET CHETTLE', grid reference and parish protected.