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Bulla

Etruscan Gold Bulla c.4th to 3rd Century B.C. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
Etruscan Gold Bulla c.4th to 3rd Century B.C. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
Castellani Bulla Pendant, Circa 1860. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.
Castellani Bulla Pendant, Circa 1860. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.

A bulla is a lentil shaped ornament which was often worn as a pendant. Its origins date back to the Etruscan era and it reappeared during the archaeological revival of the nineteenth century.

Etruscan Gold Bulla c.4th to 3rd Century B.C. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
Etruscan Gold Bulla c.4th to 3rd Century B.C. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
Castellani Bulla Pendant, Circa 1860. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.
Castellani Bulla Pendant, Circa 1860. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.
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