#amuletic

Imagery of the Evil Eye was first recorded by the Mesopotamians approximately 5,000 years ago in cuneiform on clay tablets. Some scholars believe that it may actually have originated as early as the Upper Paleolithic Age. Evil Eye iconography has been found in Jewish, Christian and Muslim cultures as well as Buddhist and Hindu societies; however, each culture ascribes a similar meaning to it. The evil eye is believed to be a curse cast by a malevolent glare that is typically directed at a person who is unsuspecting and unaware. Many cultures believe that the evil eye can bring about misfortune, injury, or bad luck. For this reason, talismans and beads like these traditionally have been created to protect the wearer against the evil eye given their powerful apotropaic properties against the evil eye.

The bull man was an attendant of the sun god Shamash and is a magically protective creature warn and placed in houses and temples as a barrier to evil.

These Bohemian/ Czech cast glass Tanfouk pendants circa 1930’s strung simply on a leather cord are just beautiful! In West Africa, they were believed to have Amuletic properties; The circle symbolized female energy and the triangle represented male energy. The Tanfouk represented the union of male and female and were considered a type of "Love Charm”. Used as both necklaces and hair ornaments, these particular pieces were created in the glass factories of Czechoslovakia and traded in the Western Sahara in the early 20th Century. #tanfouk #tanfoukpendant #amulet #amuletic #lovecharm #bohemianglass #czechglasspendant #westafrican #talhakimt #1930s #vintagependant #mali #shop #nyc #unionsquare #beadsofparadise (at Beads of Paradise NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNx0heQBmnp/?igshid=1m1rl8nhqamgd

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