Bulla

Bulla. A small ornament of gold which was worn round the neck of freeborn children at Rome. It was laid aside when the youth assumed the toga virilis. The " bullae " of poor persons were made of leather. It was regarded as a charm and as especially efficacious in keeping off the evil eye. 

A hollow lump of clay made as an Etruscan ornamental pendant or in the Near East as a container for tokens representing goods traded. A bulla was round or oval and often was decorated with filigree or granulation decorating on the edges or seal impressions. There was a removable loop from which the pendant was hung, which may also have acted as a stopper for the bulla if it contained a liquid, as perfume.

A hollow lump of clay made as an Etruscan ornamental pendant or in the Near East as a container for tokens representing goods traded. A bulla was round or oval and often was decorated with filigree or granulation decorating on the edges or seal impressions. There was a removable loop from which the pendant was hung, which may also have acted as a stopper for the bulla if it contained a liquid, such as perfume. [bullae (pl.)]