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Protection · reviewed meaning

Sword and Veil
The sword and veil associated with Adah, the blue point of the Order of the Eastern Star, teaching duty, fidelity, and moral courage.
Protection · reviewed meaning

Attic Eye-Cup Device
The bold paired eyes of an Archaic Attic drinking cup, often read as an apotropaic gaze but still open to debate.
Protection · reviewed meaning

Cave Canem Threshold Mosaic
A chained dog at a Pompeian doorway accompanied by CAVE CANEM—“Beware of the dog”—as a direct warning at the household threshold.




















