Keyword
Alpak ID
Date
Findspot
Material
Category
Language
Archive/Collection
ALpak ID:
AL8
Description:
Intricately engraved silver amulet featuring a protective demonic sigil. Designed to be worn as a pendant, it provided spiritual immunity against sudden illness and unseen malice during sea voyages.
Archive/Collection:
Pergamon Museum
Date:
14th Century
Findspot:
Athens
Current Location:
Middle Eastern Antiquities
Provenance:
Greece
Category:
Amulet
Material:
Silver
Language:
Greek
Script:
Byzantine minuscule
Bibliography:
Kotansky 1994, Greek Magical Amulets, Vol. I, no. 32.