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The book of talismans, amulets and zodiacal gems (1915)

Pavitt, William Thomas, Pavitt, Kate, joint author · Philadelphia : D. McKay · leaf 40

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ow-head in its symbolism had asimilar significance to that of the Axe, and inJapan flint Arrow-heads were thought to havebeen rained from Heaven, or dropped by flyingspirits. They were very popular in the early daysof the present civilisation as Amulets to protectthe wearer from disease and to… … ^ ^^a}^^C^(^oj^ PRIMEVAL, CHINESE, INDIAN AND THIBETANTALISMANS. Plate L To face page 14. THE SWASTIKA 15 curing feminine ailments (see Illustration No. 17,Plate I). The Swastika, one of the oldest and certainlythe most universal Talisman known, can be tracedback to the Neolithic Age, and it has…

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