Detail of the remains of a copper alloy medical eye amulet from Wroxeter Roman City

Date:
27 Jul 2022
Location:
Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter and Uppington, Wroxeter, Shropshire
Reference:
DP325372
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Accession number 88220198. An 'amulet' is described by the Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology as "An object which is believed by its owner to have the power to ward off evil." (Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology, 2024).

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/24713 Object Photography, Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter, Shropshire; within the Volume: VF000108 Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter, Shropshire; within the Series: EHC01/002 EH Architectural Requests; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Baker, Steven: Historic England

Keywords

Roman Town, Archaeology And Excavations