Crescent Moon Shaped Pendant Lunula Sterling Silver (smooth)

Crescent Lunula pendant smooth reproduction in Silver 925.

In the Rome ancient, the bulla was an amulet that was made to wear by their children throughout their adolescence. Worn around the neck like a medallion, the bulla was made from different types of material depending on the economic class to which the family belonged. Its main purpose was to protect the child from evil forces and spirits.

The girls were made to wear another type of amulet, the lunula; this was worn until the marriageable age, at which time it was removed, together with the other typical objects of childhood. Worn with long multi-turn gold chains, crescent bulla (the lunula, Christmas Day gift), wheel, or both in the same necklace.

Amulet lucky charm .

• Material: 925 Sterling Silver / 18K GOLD plated 925 Sterling Silver
• Weight: about 7.8g 
• Size: 2.3 x 3 x 1cm
• Color: Silver / Golden 

Produced in Italy

Bibliography:
" Splendors. The luxury of ornaments in Herculaneum ", edited by Francesco Sirano.
" Female beauty in Pompeii. Cosmetics and ornaments ", edited by Antonio D'Ambrosio.
" The collections of the National Museum of Naples ", edited by the Pedicini photographic archive.