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This piece of Citrine was used as a pendant in Roman times, and is preserved almost in its entirety, only with a dent in the area that would be the hook to grab the pendant.

It consists of a crystal uncut, with hexagonal prisms topped by a thickening and hexagonal pyramid.

No areas of extraction and exploitation of this mineral in the vicinity of Castulo are known, being located closest Citrine deposits in the western foothills of Sierra Morena, in Hinojosa del Duque (Córdoba). Something further away we find the large deposits of Villabuenas and Villaseco, both in the province of Salamanca.
In the Western tradition, quartz has always been considered as a rock with high supernatural power. In ancient times, citrine quarz was used as a talisman to protect against plague, some skin problems and even to avoid evil thoughts, like the evil eye. Also it served as an enhancer of spells, some of which were certainly singulars, providing an antidote for bites of poisonous reptiles.

It is known that the gems-amulets were as important as frequent, and possessing them was not luxurious, instead it was something normal, like other bronze or terracotta amulets, much more present in the archaeological record.

Details

  • Title: Quartz Pendant
  • Date Created: 0/199
  • Physical Location: Archaeological Museum of Linares
  • Physical Dimensions: Weight: 14.7 g. Thickness: 1.6 cm. Length: 3.6 cm.
  • Provenance: Monumental area of Cástulo
  • Medium: Citrine

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