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Detail from a relief showing a Roman boy wearing a bulla Etruscan bulla depicting Icarus. A bulla, an amulet worn like a locket, was given to male children in Ancient Rome nine days after birth. Inside the medallion, an amulet was placed, which was usually a phallus – a symbol that brought good luck in antiquity.
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Vedic amulet, in Vedic literature, fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara fig tree having been deemed the "lord of amulets". ( Hindu mythology / Buddhist mythology ) Wolfssegen (also Wolfsegen and Wolf-Segen ), an apotropaic charm against wolves.
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Bulla (amulet), given to boys in Ancient Rome; Bulla (seal), in archaeology, an inscribed clay or soft metal token used in ancient times for commercial or legal documentation; Bulla Felix, an Italian bandit, fl. 205–207 AD
The Shropshire bulla. The Shropshire bulla is a D-shaped hollow object created from pieces of gold sheet metal by a highly-skilled craftsman. [2] Named after amulets worn in Roman Europe, bullae were most likely worn as pendants. The Shropshire bulla is an example of "reversible fashion"; the front and back are alike in design, either side can ...
In the popular belief the Romans wore amulets usually as a talisman, to protect themselves against evil forces, demons and sorcery, but especially against the evil eye. Lunulae were common throughout the entire Mediterranean region while their male counterpart, the bulla, was most popular in Italy. [4]