Amulets

For thousands of years, civilizations have embraced the mystical possibilities in amulets and talismans. ❋ Jeffrey Zaslow (2010)

Earlier that day, the docent had told them that the charms were called amulets. ❋ Annie Bryant (2006)

For a child's protection against the supposed evil-eye it is given certain amulets, which with the lower classes consist of an onion, a piece of garlic, a bone, or a shell perhaps, fastened to the left arm in a small leather bag. ❋ Unknown (1907)

The amulets are a combination of elements of the forest. ❋ Marianne Curley (2000)

It has also been conjectured that some of the perforated bones and teeth of animals found in various deposits were amulets worn for religious purposes; and some have gone so far as to infer, that the ornamentations on some of these so-called amulets represent the sun, and that, consequently, sun-worship prevailed among the Cave-men. ❋ Emory Adams Allen (N/A)

The flint tools, knives, scrapers and the like indicate that they thought they would hunt and slay their quarry when brought down, and fight their foes; and the schist objects found in the graves, which M. de Morgan identifies as amulets, shows that even in those early days man believed that he could protect himself against the powers of supernatural and invisible enemies by talismans. ❋ Unknown (1895)

I knew she was there before I turned to look, because of the delicate tinkling of little Egyptian amulets, which is her accompaniment, her _leit motif_, and because of the scent of sandalwood with which, in obedience to the ancient custom of Egyptian queens, she perfumes her hair. ❋ Unknown (1889)

A funerary chapel with an offering table, painted masks, pottery, statues and protection charms known as amulets were also found at the site, el-Ayedi said. ❋ Unknown (2009)