The excavations were carried out between 2004-2013 under Istanbul Archaeological Museums supervision in the scope of the subway project at Yenikapı Metro and Marmaray Stations. In the excavations many different objects unearthed. In this... more
The excavations were carried out between 2004-2013 under Istanbul Archaeological Museums supervision in the scope of the subway project at Yenikapı Metro and Marmaray Stations. In the excavations many different objects unearthed. In this article, some fishing gear, game pieces, weights, one lamp, one censer, and one amulet presented which are among the findings.
The paper proposes that the Egyptian-style imagery on a 5-6th century CE magical amulet discovered at Nea Paphos in Cyprus (Inv. no. PAP/FR 44/2011) draws upon an apotropaic design against the Evil Eye known as the “All-Suffering Eye,”... more
The paper proposes that the Egyptian-style imagery on a 5-6th century CE magical amulet discovered at Nea Paphos in Cyprus (Inv. no. PAP/FR 44/2011) draws upon an apotropaic design against the Evil Eye known as the “All-Suffering Eye,” which dates back to the time of the early Roman Empire and is common on Byzantine "Holy Rider" medallions. [Note that the journal cannot support non-Latin characters, so Beta code is used for Greek transliteration, most notably IAEW for ιαεω.]
