A Roman Gold Luna Pendant, Roman Imperial Period, 3rd - 4th century CE Vessels - Varia have been recovered in large

have been recovered in large numbers

capturing the animal's grace and strength

' Ain Mdeker is a spring in Tunisia

Such beads adorned elaborate broad collars and garlands placed upon the living and the dead

Funerary cones were architectural elements embedded into the mudbrick façade above the entrances of elite Theban tomb chapels

A Roman Gold Luna Pendant, Roman Imperial Period, 3rd - 4th century CE Vessels - Varia have been recovered in largeThis finely crafted gold pendant is fashioned as a lunula, or crescent moon, one of the most enduring protective amulets worn by women and girls throughout the Roman Empire. The crescent represented the waxing and waning moon and was closely associated with feminine identity, fertility, renewal, and the divine protection of the moon goddess, often identified with Diana or Luna. Lunulae were typically presented to girls in childhood and worn throughout