Talismans, Charms and Amulets - A Kind of Magic


	Talismans, Charms and Amulets - A Kind of Magic
JohnWaterman
5-27-2008 3:17 PM
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JohnWaterman says:
Lots of great info at the source
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5-27-2008 4:50 PM
invictus
Awesome source, thanks!
5-28-2008 3:52 AM
merrie
Egyptian artifacts are fascinating!
thanks JW
5-28-2008 6:44 AM
Fast T friend
great clip, thanks!
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/cb0fd86b-8fc0-47b6-a98c-0f6a1df1956f/D21559F2-9152-41DB-82FB-DF6A0250DDF4/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/a_kind_of_magic.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/a_kind_of_magic.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/a_kind_of_magic.aspx"><P>People have used talismans, charms and amulets
to protect themselves from harm and to promote good fortune since
the earliest times.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/a_kind_of_magic.aspx"><P>The objects in this
tour illustrate the many ways in which magical or powerful objects
have been used. Some were worn by the living to avoid common
ailments or as charms for good luck or a general sense of
well-being. Others were placed in graves and in tombs to protect
the dead. There are also objects that were used to protect whole
buildings rather than
individuals.</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps267882.jpg&retpage=22565" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps267882.jpg&retpage=22565" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps267882.jpg&retpage=22565"><DIV class="column span-31 last">
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<HREF="http://www.britishmuseum.org/ILINK|,_BLANK|" _moz-userdefined="">talisman
used in southern China to ward off evil influences, especially
those causing fever. They were made by tying together
'cash' (the pidgin term for Chinese coins with a
square hole in the middle) on to an iron rod</HREF="http://www.britishmuseum.org/ILINK|,_BLANK|"></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359989a.jpg&retpage=22566" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359989a.jpg&retpage=22566" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359989a.jpg&retpage=22566"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/8052212C-5109-41D5-A1C8-F56FE67D60B3" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/medal_of_st_christopher.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/medal_of_st_christopher.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/medal_of_st_christopher.aspx"><H2>Medal of St Christopher</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359992.jpg&retpage=22567" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359992.jpg&retpage=22567" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359992.jpg&retpage=22567"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/7BB7F423-27A2-44E8-A6E3-63383F4AF5B3" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/coin-shaped_charm.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/coin-shaped_charm.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/coin-shaped_charm.aspx"><H2>Coin-shaped charm</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359990.jpg&retpage=22568" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359990.jpg&retpage=22568" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps359990.jpg&retpage=22568"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/2B05EDCF-B315-4226-9E03-18C66A67899A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/bronze_statuette.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/bronze_statuette.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/bronze_statuette.aspx"><H2>Bronze statuette with two phalluses</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps302776.jpg&retpage=22570" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps302776.jpg&retpage=22570" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps302776.jpg&retpage=22570"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/F6539E40-06F4-46E8-97C0-E5B298E617F3" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/terracotta_antefix_of_a_gorgon.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/terracotta_antefix_of_a_gorgon.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/terracotta_antefix_of_a_gorgon.aspx"><H2>Terracotta antefix of a Gorgon's head</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps121361.jpg&retpage=22571" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps121361.jpg&retpage=22571" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps121361.jpg&retpage=22571"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/A7565385-448A-48B1-8D18-86538CE23CF3" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/terracotta_votive_womb.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/terracotta_votive_womb.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/terracotta_votive_womb.aspx"><H2>Terracotta votive womb</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps360181.jpg&retpage=22572" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps360181.jpg&retpage=22572" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps360181.jpg&retpage=22572"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/50E650D2-707E-4AB5-998D-64E602ABC2CF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/sheela-na-gig.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/sheela-na-gig.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/sheela-na-gig.aspx"><H2>Sheela-na-Gig</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps353176.jpg&retpage=22573" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps353176.jpg&retpage=22573" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps353176.jpg&retpage=22573"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/26914E30-8147-4EA0-BF82-F47F6B12119B" alt="Stone Sheela-na-gig" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/glazed_djed_pillar.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/glazed_djed_pillar.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/a_kind_of_magic/glazed_djed_pillar.aspx"><H2>Glazed djed pillar</H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps165704.jpg&retpage=22574" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps165704.jpg&retpage=22574" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps165704.jpg&retpage=22574"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/7136979C-7315-42D2-A1D8-0304361F145B" alt="Glazed djed pillar amulet (EA 12235)" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps327884.jpg&retpage=22575" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps327884.jpg&retpage=22575" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps327884.jpg&retpage=22575"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/33AA064D-5933-4F59-8776-54806D320A53" alt="Front" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps333948.jpg&retpage=22576" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps333948.jpg&retpage=22576" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps333948.jpg&retpage=22576"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/5D8BE389-8F87-4773-8786-A8231D98DC30" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps318570.jpg&retpage=22577" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps318570.jpg&retpage=22577" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps318570.jpg&retpage=22577"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.britishmuseum.org/img/6544B5A0-D57E-4026-8F91-661777EA552D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=k126942.jpg&retpage=22578" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=k126942.jpg&retpage=22578" style="font-size: 11px;">www.britishmuseum.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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