Roman Lunula Amulet

Authentic replica of a Roman lunula amulet.

This authentic Roman lunula amulet is designed in the shape of a crescent moon and symbolises the female powers.

The historical model for this Roman moon pendant was a golden lunula amulet from the 1st - 3rd century AD, which comes from a private collection in the Moselle region.

Link to the original lunula amulet...

The original lunula amulet had a beaded wire frame and an inner field with filigree spiral circles and beaded granules.

Lunula amulets were found in almost all Roman settlements, military camps and burial grounds during this period and symbolised the moon goddess Luna. In ancient Rome, it was customary for girls and young women to wear a moon amulet around their neck until the day of their wedding. The moon was supposed to promise them fertility and blessings as well as protection from the evil eye.

Even today, the moon is seen as a symbol of feminine strength and female identity. The moon therefore not only symbolises a woman's fertility, but also female intuition, creativity and sensuality.

Dimensions: 3.1 x 2.9 cm.

You can buy the moon amulet in high-quality bronze or genuine silver-plated.
Alternatively, you can also order it in 925 sterling silver (please note delivery time).
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A 1 metre long black leather strap is included with the Roman lunula amulet.

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Moon pendants, so-called lunulae, were widespread throughout the Mediterranean region. Girls wore these moon pendants as apotropaic amulets, equivalent to the so-called bulla worn by boys. Both amulets were intended as talismans to help against sorcery or evil powers, but especially to protect against the evil eye.

With their crescent moon shape, these Roman pendants symbolised female powers and thus symbolised the power of the moon and its workings. The moon amulet was also intended to protect the unborn child and protect the mother from harm.

Crescent-shaped pendants are even known to have been used as protective symbols on the harnesses of Roman cavalry horses. However, these crescent-shaped amulets were not only widely used as lucky charms in Roman times, but also by the Germanic tribes, as numerous finds from free Germania prove.

Such lunula pendants are also depicted on several portraits from Roman times. Here is a link to a painting from the excavations in Hawara, which depicts a woman with a pendant in the shape of a crescent moon.