Genuine Roman Crescent Lunular Moon Pendant.  Circa 1st to 4th century AD. Unearthed in Eastern Europe. Quite worn but still has beautiful detail of silver balls.  Perfectly wearable with the addition of a chain.  A lunula was a crescent moon shaped pendant worn by girls, the equivalent of the boy''s bulla, girls ideally wore them as an apotropaic amulet. The Romans wore amulets usually as a talisman, to protect themselves against evil forces, demons and sorcery, but especially against the evil eye.

Size: 1cm x 1cm