古代ローマ人 ブロンズ ペンダント／アミュレット - 35 mm (No reserve price)

Ancient Roman Bronze Pendant / Amulet

Culture / Period: Ancient Roman
Date / Period: 1st–2nd century A.D.
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: 35 mm
Condition: Good condition

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Provenance information:
Object Registration ID: 758
The current owner purchased this object from a reputable Dutch numismatic auction house in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Due to privacy regulations, the name of the previous owner could not be disclosed. No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.

Background Information:
This small cast bronze object is most likely a Roman pendant or amulet. It features a suspension loop at one end and a tapering, leaf-shaped body terminating in a rounded knop, a form consistent with personal bronze ornaments produced during the Roman Imperial period. Its simple yet carefully proportioned design reflects the practical elegance characteristic of Roman everyday metalwork.

Pendants and amulets were widely worn throughout the Roman world by men, women, and children. Suspended from necklaces, belts, or clothing, they could serve as decorative ornaments while also carrying symbolic or protective significance. Many Romans believed that small personal amulets offered protection against misfortune, illness, or the evil eye, making them both functional accessories and objects of personal devotion.

Roman bronze workshops produced large quantities of such ornaments using mould-casting techniques followed by careful finishing. Similar pendants have been recovered from settlements, military forts, villas, and urban centres across the Empire, illustrating the extensive trade networks and highly organised craft traditions that supplied everyday objects to Roman society.

Dating to the 1st–2nd century A.D., this pendant belongs to the height of the Roman Imperial period, when personal adornment formed an integral part of daily life. Although the precise symbolic meaning of this example can no longer be determined, its form is entirely consistent with the wide variety of personal bronze ornaments worn throughout the Roman world.