Amulet

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Image © National Museums Scotland

Name/Title

Amulet

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 1172

Description

Amulet with phallic emblem carved in relief on a circular disc cut from the base of a red deer antler, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), late 1st century AD

Use

Small objects worn as protecting charms, as to ward off evil, harm, or illness, or to bring good fortune.

Context

Before the Romans were introduced to Christianity, the Romans believed in numerous gods, and would carry personal amulets for various religious purposes.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 1172

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Roman

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

Getty AAT

Concept

amulets

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

II.15.237

Material

Antler, Bone

Color

Black, Brown

Web Links and URLs

National Museums Scotland web link to artefact , Canmore web link to Newstead (Trimontium)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

1905 - 1911 Excavations

Acquisition Method

Found

Notes

James Curle

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Person

James Curle

Notes

"Roman Frontier Post and Its People" Plate .LXXXIX, 14.