Amulet

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Amulet

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.164

Description

Bronze amulet with phallic symbol on one end and phallic fist (manus fica) from Roman site at Newstead

Use

Phallic symbols were believed to ward off the evil eye.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

XFRA 629

Source or Donor

National Museums of Scotland

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Amulet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Charm

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Spiritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Bronze

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Materials

Bronze

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

......... The amulet shows a phallus and a hand making a phallic fist gesture, Phallic symbols were believed to ward off the evil eye.