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Jewellery · documented field

William Harsell Goldsmith Mark
Probable Bristol goldsmith’s mark associated with William Harsell or the Harsell family.
Jewellery · documented field

Chnoubis Gem
A Roman-period gem of the lion-headed serpent Chnoubis, a protective figure whose gem type was especially associated with digestive healing.
Jewellery · documented field

Crescent Lunula Amulet
A crescent-shaped amulet from Roman-period Egypt associated with divine lunar protection.
Jewellery · documented field

Herakles Knot Ornament
An interlaced Hellenistic jewellery motif associated in antiquity with the power to cure wounds and protect the wearer.
Jewellery · 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.
Jewellery · documented field

Protective Prayer Amulet
A Roman-period agate amulet whose protection was carried in an inscribed prayer rather than a single pictorial emblem.








