MAGIC IN LATE ANTIQUITY: THE EVIDENCE OF MAGICAL GEMS.

This article examines the main problems related to the so-called magical gems (semiprecious stones engraved with images of various deities or demons and characterised by the presence of symbols and inscriptions) in order to illustrate the contribution that this kind of archaeological material can ma...

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Publicado en:Late Antique Archaeology Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 435 - 474
Autor principal: Sfameni, Carla
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2010
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