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The iconography on the Paphos IAEW-amulet may draw upon the apotropaic ‘All-Suffering Eye’ motif
- Author(s):
- Lloyd Graham (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Group(s):
- Ancient Near East, Byzantine Archaeology, Byzantine Studies, Egyptology, Late Antiquity
- Subject(s):
- Magic, Magic--Religious aspects, Religions, Mediterranean Region, History, Ancient
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Greco-Egyptian magic, Late Antique magic, amulet, Greco-Roman magic, Magico-religious systems, Ancient Mediterranean religions, Ancient religion
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/0nh1-sn50
- Abstract:
- The paper proposes that the Egyptian-style design on a 5-6th century CE magical amulet discovered at Nea Paphos in Cyprus (Inv. no. PAP/FR 44/2011) draws upon an apotropaic design against the Evil Eye known as the “All-Suffering Eye,” which dates back to the time of the early Roman Empire and is common on Byzantine "Holy Rider" medallions. [Note that the journal cannot support non-Latin characters, so Beta code is used for Greek transliteration, most notably IAEW for ιαεω.]
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution
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