Roman Love Spell or Curse?

[CRUSADER]

Well here is something you don't see everyday.

I collect all my lead & today I collected my visitors lead as well. It will get recycled one day. I have already saved the odd good find from the junk bucket & this is the best one so far.
I always pay attention to old folded lead in the hope one might turn out to be a Roman pray/wish (ie inscription to the gods).

This one looked good enough that I snapped a picture before I opened it. Well I opened it & saw what I thought was the usual grass roots until.....I realised it human (most likely) hair. To think that this hair was preserved for nearly 2000 years by the lead is

Now was it a love spell or is it a curse, I'm not sure at this point that I can't rule out a medieval witch spell as well. Not done enough research on these but read the wiki page:

Curse tablet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

''Curse tablets also included hair or pieces of clothing. This is especially the case in love spells, which calls for “hair from the head of the love target.” Some love spells have even been discovered “folded around some hair,” probably to bind the spell itself.''

 

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[CRUSADER]

Wow. Human remains. I hope you're not the superstitious type.

That's an incredible find especially given the age. It's amazing that it's still intact.
Congrats.

I've not had any ill affects since I discovered it, so all is well so far.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Awesome Relic !

Cool your researching it

Only thing I'd fear is someone telling me I can't keep it.

Of course you have the Option of getting Paid if you have to turn it over

I'd vote banner on that second pic.

But other then the 3rd. of the Hair The pics wouldn't work.
Wrong shape

Not to worry Jeff, pretty sure it was my mates find. I just saved it from the recycle pile.

 

[RelicDude]

Wow now that's different. I have never seen anything like it. I just hope there's no bad juju.

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[Westfront]

Good that there wasn't any power in it any more, you are posting the same way you ever did! It's a very cool piece of history and there is no way to get a more personal item than this!

 

[bootybandit]

You always make amazing finds! Finding the hair of a 2000 year old Roman chick... pretty cool

 

[BurntBear]

Whoa! That's wild!