Detail of two dog's tooth pendant amulets for teething children, dating from the Roman period, found at Wroxeter Roman City

Date:
6 Jul 2022
Location:
Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter and Uppington, Wroxeter, Shropshire
Reference:
DP346553
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Object numbers 786472 and 786482. 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/31341 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: Payne, Patricia: Historic England

Keywords

Roman Town, Archaeology And Excavations