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After the swaddled child had been accepted into the family, a bulla was hung around the boy’s neck. The bulla was a gold (if the family was wealthy) or a leather pouch containing amulets to ward off evil spirits. The thought was that children were particularly vulnerable to evil and disease. The boy’s bulla contained phallic objects. A lunula, a crescent-shaped necklace, was hung around the girl’s neck as her protection.