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Printed birth amulet. The decorative borders are composed of printers’ devices and decorations that were used by printers in Fürth (Bavaria), so it is assumed that this amulet was printed in that city…
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Artist Unknown
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Fürth, Holy Roman Empire
(Fürth, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750
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Amulets often took the form of Bes, a minor Egyptian deity, who was understood to guard mothers in childbirth and their babies. Bes is often shown with a feathered headdress and a grotesque face, a…
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Lachish, Land of Israel
(Tel Lakhish, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIA, 10th–9th Century BCE
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Contributor:
Moses Mendez Coutinho
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1701
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1750
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ca. 1750
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The Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu, depicted here in a combination of human and animal features, was invoked to prevent the malicious actions of the demon Lamashtu, who was believed to endanger newborn…
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Beth Shean, Land of Israel
(Bet She’an, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age II, 8th–7th Century BCE