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disc; jewellery-fitting; amulet

Object Type: disc; jewellery-fitting; amulet
Museum number: 1814,0704.1172
Description: Gold disc; stamped with an eye, from which radiate eleven devices: a thunderbolt, a trident, a swan with raised wings, a running dog, a scorpion, a vase with upper part of child (?), a serpent (?), a winged phallus (?); a lion (?), a flying duck; and a club; double beaded border; two soldered loops; piece of jewellery.
Cultures/periods: Roman
Production date: 1stC-4thC
Materials: gold
Technique: stamped; soldered
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 centimetres; Weight: 38 grains
Bibliographic references: Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum. (2888); Faraone 2018 / The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times (Fig.2.7)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: bird; dog; arachnid; child; reptile
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Peregrine Edward Towneley
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Charles Townley
Acquisition date: 1814
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1814,0704.1172