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Pendant decorated with enamel
Chronology:
Roman period, ca. 2nd-4th c. AD
Location:
Chodlik, Lubelskie, Poland; settlement
Dimensions:
2.7 cm (height), 4.3 cm (width)
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

This crescent-shaped pendant, known as lunula, is made of bronze. Red enamel-filled plates were fitted in its arms. Three small protrusions can be seen around the plates: probably former full-bodied ornaments in the form of granules or crosses. Enamel finery was typical of the Baltics and Eastern Europe. Similar items have been found in the areas of today’s Belarus and Ukraine. The enamel technique was most likely a borrowing from the Roman Empire artisans.