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some slightly irregular in shape
adding texture and refinement
likely worn as an amuletic adornment
the back open for attachment to the body of the lamp
acquired in 2007 from Hurst Gallery
A Roman Gold Luna Pendant, Roman Imperial Period, 3rd - 4th century CE Ceramics some slightly irregular in shapeThis finely crafted gold pendant is fashioned as a lunula, or crescent moon, one of the most enduring protective amulets worn by women and girls throughout the Roman Empire. The crescent represented the waxing and waning moon and was closely associated with feminine identity, fertility, renewal, and the divine protection of the moon goddess, often identified with Diana or Luna. Lunulae were typically presented to girls in childhood and worn throughout