A complete, cast silver, cruciform pendant dating from the medieval period, with the inscription AGLA. The pendant has been cast as one piece. It consists of a circular lobe from which four arms project out. Three of these arms are topped by globular knobs, roughly 5mm wide. The fourth arm at the top of the pendant is shorter, with another smaller globular knob 4.1mm wide at its end and a large circular loop, 6.7mm in diameter continuing from the knob. The central lobe has engraved decoration on both faces, consisting of a circular border with large, clear, capital letters within. On the front the letters read AG, and on the reverse they read LA, with large flat serifs.
AGLA was a popular charm used in the medieval period to fend off fever and possibly also the Black Death. The letters are an abbreviation of a Hebrew saying, “Ata gibor le’olam Adonai” (You are mighty forever, O Lord). It has been recorded on finger-rings as well as pendants.
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