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issue 7
Reflections
on the Talismanic Aspects Of Egyptian Female Ornaments
Shahira Mehrez
For millennia, Egypt's traditional symbols have survived and adapted, serving to unite the country's population. But despite their importance, these symbols and their meanings are vanishing in the modern age.

issue 7
Of Shoes and Daggers
Jewellery as Protection
Sigrid van Roode
Jewellery is often prized for its beauty, but to many, it also provides protection from the world's malevolent forces, its very shape imbued with power.

issue 7
Dung Beetles & Sandal Straps
Ancient Egyptian Amulets
Yasmin El Shazly
With similarly unusual shapes and multifaceted meanings, the protective amulets worn by the ancient Egyptians are not so different from those seen across Egypt today.

issue 5
Meet the Masters of the Underworld
Karel Innemée and Yasmine El Dorghamy
A collection of nineteenth-century protective amulets for the possessed is brought to light.