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Apotropaic Artifacts.

Apotropaic magic




Brigid's cross




"Saint Brigid's cross" by Culnacreann - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Brigid%27s_cross.jpg#/media/File:Saint_Brigid%27s_cross.jpg


Hamsa







































"HamsaS" by Gilabrand at en.wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HamsaS.jpg#/media/File:HamsaS.jpg


Eye bead


The ancient blue and white Nazar boncuğu symbol, a stylised eye thought to avert the evil eye, appears on this Turkish Airlines airplane.