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This silver necklace is from the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. The chain and the miniature wheel were discovered near one another and it seems certain they formed part of a single piece.

Silver necklace with a small eight spoke wheel ornament and crescent attached, from Newstead

The miniature wheel and a crescent-shaped pendant were joined to the chain. Symbols of the sun and moon respectively, the wheel and crescent were worn as amulets to promote good luck and ward off evil spirits.

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• Online ID: 000-100-037-209-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 851
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Silver; small eight spoke wheel ornament and crescent attached
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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  • Clarke, D.V., Breeze, D.J., and Mackay, Ghillean. The Romans in Scotland. An introduction to the collections of the National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland. Edinburgh: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 1980, p 41. 
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