Amulet

Description

Amulet with phallic emblem carved in relief on a circular disc cut from the base of a red deer antler, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), late 1st century AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 1172

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Amulet

Date

Late 1st century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Red deer antler

Physical description

Deerhorn; with a phallic emblem carved in relief

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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