Believers wore them on strings around their necks as talismans against illness and injury.
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2026
Images from favorite works crowd the walls and a circa-1910 heat press (refurbished to run on electricity) sits majestically in the corner while a pair of Japanese Daruma dolls—talismans of goal setting—keep watch.
Additional discoveries include scarabs inscribed with the names of kings and deities, together with amulets for protection, fertility, and strength, reflecting the political and religious structures of the time.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
18 Sep. 2026
The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
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Sean Santiago,
Architectural Digest,
15 Sep. 2026
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