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Late Antique · documented field
Crab BARCHA Gem
A Roman yellow-jasper magical gem combining a crab, a BARCHA word variant, and the seven Greek vowels, while leaving its precise intended benefit unresolved.
Late Antique · documented field
Hercules Club Pendant
A fourth-century Romano-British gold club pendant that invokes Hercules through his defining weapon, while leaving its wearer’s intended benefit uncertain.
Late Antique · documented field
Mano Fica Hand
A clenched hand with the thumb thrust between two fingers, used in Roman amulets as a provocative defence against the evil eye.
Late Antique · documented field
Sulphur Capsule Amulet
A fourth-century Romano-British gold capsule from the Thetford Treasure, sealed around sulphur whose intended protective or medicinal action remains unknown.
Late Antique · documented field
Winged Thunderbolt Pendant
A Roman gold pendant combining a winged thunderbolt with suspended Medusa masks, catalogued as probably amuletic but without a recorded personal purpose.