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From Luce Sands, Glenluce, Wigtownshire

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000-100-103-333-C
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Pendant

This pendant made of jet or a material which resembles jet was found at Luce Sands, at Glenluce in Wigtownshire. It was carved into the the shape of a boar's tusk. The object was probably used as an amulet sometime between 1000 BC and 1000 AD.

'Jet' skeuomorphic tusk pendant, from Glenluce, Wigtownshire, 1000 BC - 1000 AD

Magic and superstition were an integral part of everyday life. Some animals, for example birds, deer or boars, had special significance for a long period of time. Amulets are found in these forms, but we can often only guess about the beliefs behind them.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-333-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.1997.294
Date: 1000 BC - 1000 AD
Between 1000 BC and 1000 AD
Material: 'Jet'; skeuomorphic
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Where: Scotland, Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk, Glenluce
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