roman moon pendant lunula 1st 3rd century silvered bronze Maliënringen black suede and equipped with

black suede and equipped with a lacing at the front with sturdy metal eyelets

which is now in the permanent Viking exhibition of the Historical Museum in Stockholm

the thickness of the leather is approx

you can pull the two ends away from each other and thus hang the torc around your neck

The boar’s representation evolved from wild and aggressive figures to more domesticated depictions

roman moon pendant lunula 1st 3rd century silvered bronze Maliënringen black suede and equipped withThis crescent moon pendant is based on a gold Roman lunulaamulet from the 1st to 3rd century, from a private collection from the Moselle area. The original had a frame of beaded wire with an inner field of fine spiral circles and beaded granules. Lunula amulets were found in almost all Roman settlements, army camps and burial grounds during this period and were symbolic of the moon goddess Luna. In ancient Rome, it was customary for girls and young