Every type in the gallery

767 talismans from 12 traditions, photographed in the museums that hold them. Save the ones that feel right, and have yours made by hand.

Greece, Etruria & Rome

• Magical gems (Abraxas, Chnoubis) 7
• Amulet capsules & gold lamellae 2

Medieval & Early Modern Europe

• Magic & inscribed rings 71

Norse, Germanic, Baltic & Slavic

• Bracteates 43

Islamic World

• Talismanic scrolls & sheets 22
• Talismanic shirts & textiles 4
• Talismanic seals & engraved stones 74

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Minkisi (power figures & medicine packs) 36

South Asia

• Yantras & mantra plates 19

China & Taiwan

• Coin charms (yasheng qian) 61
• Taoist fu talismans 42

Japan & Korea

• Ofuda & paper charms 19
• Ema votive plaques 17
• Engimono lucky figures 16
• Korean bujeok & norigae 3

The Americas

• Andean illas & conopas 7
• Ekeko & alasitas miniatures 4
• Isthmian & Colombian gold pendants 12
• Mesoamerican jade & stone pendants 5
• Zuni & Pueblo fetishes 28
• Northwest Coast & Arctic shaman charms 2

Oceania

• Hei-matau & Māori pendants 2
• Lei niho palaoa 7
• Melanesian & Pacific charms 5

Sexual & Erotic Charms

• Fascinum & phallic charms 25
• Tintinnabula (charm wind-chimes) 20
• Egyptian & Graeco-Egyptian fertility figures 1
• Sheela-na-gigs & exhibitionist figures 7
• Love charms & aphrodisiac talismans 29
• Other & unsorted Sexual 9

Western Esoteric & Grimoire Talismans

• Planetary & astrological talismans 23
• Solomonic & Kabbalistic pentacles 28
• Word squares & charm words 1
• Talisman designs in manuscripts & prints 42

Folk Luck & Everyday Charms

• Lucky charms (horseshoe, clover, pig, sweep) 63
• Charm bracelets & chatelaines 11

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