Amuletic Pendant
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On this side of the pendant is an eye, attacked by a lion, snake, scorpion, stork, and spears. According to the Testament of Solomon, a magical text dating to before the 3rd century AD. The image of the "much suffering eye" protected the wearer from the Evil Eye, which could do harm by its very glance. On the other side, Solomon, the Holy Rider, spears Lillith, the embodiment of evil.For the latest information about this object, Amuletic Pendant, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.
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Byzantine, Amuletic Pendant, 5th-6th century (Late Antique), Walters Art Museum. CC0, GNU Free Documentation License.
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