There are two types of amulets attested in the Greek magical papyri: embedded amulets and independent amulets. Embedded amulets were used during a superordinate ritual,…
View More An Independent Amulet: PGM VII, 579-590Category: New
A Polymorphic Bes Statuette
This bronze statuette shows a composite deity who has the attributes of various different gods: the face of the god Bes, the twin plumes and…
View More A Polymorphic Bes StatuetteThe Crocodile God Sobek
The crocodile was particularly feared because not only did it kill, it ate the body of its victim without which there could be no afterlife.…
View More The Crocodile God SobekGold Amulet Against the Evil Eye
This amulet consists of a small disc made of gold. It was stamped with an eye in the centre which is attacked by eleven protectors:…
View More Gold Amulet Against the Evil EyeHand of Sabazius
Sabazius was an eastern god of fertility and vegetation. In Roman times he was worshiped in association with other deities, particularly Dionysus (Bacchus). His cult…
View More Hand of SabaziusRare Scarab Gold Box Ring
“From the end of the third millennium B.C., the scarab beetle served as an amulet in Egypt where it represented the sun god. In the…
View More Rare Scarab Gold Box RingIsis Amulet – The Egyptian Goddess with Wings and Lotos Flowers
This scarab amulet shows the Egyptian goddess Isis with wings and lotos flowers According to Egyptian mythology, Isis transformed herself into a bird in order…
View More Isis Amulet – The Egyptian Goddess with Wings and Lotos FlowersAncient Cup with Zodiacal Signs
The cup is elaborately decorated on the inside and on the outside. Inside The inside shows imagery related to water, wealth and abundance. At the…
View More Ancient Cup with Zodiacal SignsIamblichus about the two human souls
Quoted from De Mysteriis, VIII, 6 You claim, then, that the majority of the Egyptians make what is in our power depend upon the movement…
View More Iamblichus about the two human soulsZodiacal Signs and the Assigned Body-parts in Babylonian Astrology
The correspondence of body parts and their diseases with the influences of certain zodiac signs and planets is called “Melothesia“. This tablet is the earliest…
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