"Against Thirty and Twenty Five Devils": Two Ethiopian Painted Amulets in the British Museum Collection

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Balicka-Witakowska, Ewa
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2006
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Komitet Nauk Orientalistycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
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Abstract
The paper discusses two paintings on parchment preserved in the British Museum collection, one representing the cycle of Moses, the second St. Mary, St. George and a pair of suppliants. Both are found to be amulets, although they lack protective prayers, which is an unusual feature. Their effectiveness is based upon a carefully chosen set of apotropaic images.
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magic    Ethiopian art    iconography
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Balicka-Witakowska, Ewa. 2006. ""Against Thirty and Twenty Five Devils": Two Ethiopian Painted Amulets in the British Museum Collection." In Wälättä Yohanna: Ethiopian Studies in Honour of Joanna Mantel-Niećko on the Occasion of the 50th Year of Her Work at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Warsaw University [= Rocznik Orientalistyczny, tom 59, zeszyt 1], edited by Witold Witakowski and Laura Łykowska, 33-46. Warszawa: Komitet Nauk Orientalistycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk.
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https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/15450
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