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(Hand-made amulet by Isabella.)

"The picture showing above is my "reproduction" of an amulet found in a woman's grave in the cemetery of Szentes Nagyhegy, east Hungary. The original was a small, silver, book-like amulet depicting a cross up front which has never been opened, thus the contains will remain unknown to us. Luckily many more of these little "boxes" were found through time and we know now that they were meant for talismanic use. These boxes, which came in many shapes; some of them being square and others being round, were most of the time filled with devotional objects. Common objects were; a Paternoster (prayer), images of Saints, but also herbs and gems which were supposed to contain magical powers to ward of evil, or even the devil himself.
Next to this, these boxes were also used for carrying along objects collected from the holy places pilgrims visited, relics. This could be graveyard dirt from....."

READ THE ENTIRE STORY BEHIND THE AMULET HERE:

[link]

The little box I made is filled with a tiny bundle of Saint James Wort, the Paternoster (The Lord's Prayer) and a small rock-crystal.

For those who are interested, the amulet will soon be available at my Etsy shop! (Here you can also read more on how the amulet was made.)

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Other places where you can find me:

My Etsy shop: [link]

My Folklore Blog: [link]

My official Website: [link]

My column at Dante's Heart: [link]

Description
(Hand-made amulet by Isabella.)

"The picture showing above is my "reproduction" of an amulet found in a woman's grave in the cemetery of Szentes Nagyhegy, east Hungary. The original was a small, silver, book-like amulet depicting a cross up front which has never been opened, thus the contains will remain unknown to us. Luckily many more of these little "boxes" were found through time and we know now that they were meant for talismanic use. These boxes, which came in many shapes; some of them being square and others being round, were most of the time filled with devotional objects. Common objects were; a Paternoster (prayer), images of Saints, but also herbs and gems which were supposed to contain magical powers to ward of evil, or even the devil himself.
Next to this, these boxes were also used for carrying along objects collected from the holy places pilgrims visited, relics. This could be graveyard dirt from....."

READ THE ENTIRE STORY BEHIND THE AMULET HERE:

[link]

The little box I made is filled with a tiny bundle of Saint James Wort, the Paternoster (The Lord's Prayer) and a small rock-crystal.

For those who are interested, the amulet will soon be available at my Etsy shop! (Here you can also read more on how the amulet was made.)

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Other places where you can find me:

My Etsy shop: [link]

My Folklore Blog: [link]

My official Website: [link]

My column at Dante's Heart: [link]