#amulet

After years spent poring over mysterious and arcane plat sheets and deciphering long-forgotten building codes, city councilmember Mike LaMere unearthed the mysterious City Zoning Amulet Friday.

“Behold!” LaMere said, holding aloft the solid-gold amulet, which is emblazoned with the Ever-Evaluating Eye of Surr-Vey, Lord Of Demarcation, He Who Measures And Assesses. “With this sigil, the power of zoning comes. Through me, the power of zoning flows! All will behold my power, and I shall bow to no man when designating matter-of-right developments for major retail and office spaces to a maximum lot occupancy of 75 percent for residential use!”

Egyptian amulet with a protective spell against scorpions

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 26–30, ca. 1070–332 BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 47.105.5

Mano Cornuto Amulet: coral, turquoise and gold hand pendant, circa 1830.

The 'horned' hand, is an ancient amulet symbol historically worn to ward off the evil eye, and protect against misfortune.