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Novyj material' dlâ ob'âsneniâ amuletov nazyvaemyh zm'evikami

1894 · Tip. E. Lisser, U. Roman · 4 pictures

A Russian archaeological study of the amulets called zmeeviki, published in 1894 by E. Lisser's press for antiquarians and students of medieval Christian iconography and Apocrypha. Line engravings show obverse and reverse of cast medallions in circular format: haloed riders spearing figures, an archangel with staff, a reclining lion, Gorgon-like heads ringed by knotted serpents, all framed by continuous Greek and Cyrillic inscription bands.

antiquity-Middle Ages · Inscriptions on amulets · Apocrypha · Amulets · Magic spells · Angels · Christian saints · Saints and angels in the legends · Christian saints -- iconography · Angels -- iconography

Internet Archive · Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences · Public domain (published before 1931) · More from this library