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Description: | A Medieval pendant set with an intaglio of green stone. The mount frames the stone leaving the reverse exposed. On the front are inscribed the words"+: A: +: G: +: L: +: A:""AGLA" was a popular amuletic charm in the Middle Ages. It signifies "ATHE GEBIR LEILAN ADONI" "(Thou Art Mighty For Ever, Oh Lord"). The charm was invoked to prevent fever.The reverse of the mount has scalloped edging. The stone is exposed deliberately to provide contact between it and the skin of the wearer. The stone, along with the inscription, is likely to have had magical significance.The intaglio, which is engraved with the image of a laureate head, is Roman.The pendant is silver-gilt and dates from the thirteenth or early fourteenth century.Report by James Robinson, British Museum
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