Text, Christian symbols as phylactaries

Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, Greece

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...eulogia with them as protection against evil, and to bring them good fortune. Other objects of this category include small seals bearing Christian symbols that were used mainly for securing personal items and at the same time could be worn like pectoral crosses as phylacteries. Similarly, clay seals decorated with religious symbols and inscriptions were used principally for stamping loaves offered by the faithful to the church for the liturgy.

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Christian symbols that were used for securing personal items and at the same time could be worn like pectoral crosses as phylacteries.

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