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A lunula (pl. lunulae) was a crescent moon shaped pendant worn by girls in ancient Rome. [1] Girls ideally wore them as an apotropaic amulet, [2] the equivalent of the boy's bulla. [3] In the popular belief the Romans wore amulets usually as a talisman, to protect themselves against evil forces, demons and sorcery, but especially against the ...
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 15:47, 29 April 2023: 1,276 × 1,134 (686 KB): Ario1234: Uploaded a work by Hermann, R. (2022). Weight regulation in British and Irish Bronze Age gold objects: A reanalysis and reinterpretation.
Gold lunula from Blessington, Ireland, Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, c. 2400BC – 2000BC, Classical group. A gold lunula (pl. gold lunulae) was a distinctive type of late Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and—most often—early Bronze Age necklace, collar, or pectoral shaped like a crescent moon.
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Lunula (amulet), a Roman amulet worn by girls, the equivalent of the bulla worn by boys; Gold lunula, a specific kind of archaeological solid collar or necklace from the Bronze Age or later; Lunula, the crescent-moon decoration on an ancient Roman calceus senatorius; Lunula (anatomy), the pale half-moon shape at the base of a fingernail
This ancient Mayan ceremonial site located in western Belize less than a mile from the Guatemalan border features 26 temples, palaces, and burial chambers spread out over roughly one square mile.
The lunula is made of decorated gold and dated to 2200-2000 BC and is one of the earliest gold ornaments from Wales. [1] Other estimates suggest 2400-2000 BC of the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. [2] The lunula is the heaviest lunula from the islands of Britain and Ireland, weighing 185g. [3] Llanllyfni lunula.