Here you will find a new article on magical squares I wrote a short time ago. It is interesting to see how the magical square started out as a miniature version of the universe and ended up as a symbol of amuletic powers. It is often used in jewelry, so I decided to write some more about it!
With still 2,5 months of exhibition Charming to go , the book Desert Silver has already been sold out at the National Museum of Antiquities. Yesterday evening the last remaining copies, including the viewing copy, were sold during the lecture ‘Between Fear and Fashion: jewelry as protection’.
A little over 80 people attended the lecture in the magnificent Temple Hall of the museum, and afterwards I had some very interesting chats, met new friends and even was honoured with some great jewelry items!
Desert Silver is still available for ordering at KIT Publishers or at Stylus Publishing.
This Tuesday I will be presenting a lecture on traditional silver jewelry and magic for the National Museum of Antiquities. Jewelry as amulet, talisman and charm has always fascinated me, so I am looking forward to introduce the subject to my audience!
For more info, have a look here (in Dutch).
Very interesting use of traditional Dutch souvenirs as seen in Shiraz, Iran. A series of Delfts blue painted miniature statues of Dutch children in traditional costumes as well as wooden shoes have been enriched with evil eye beads and are sold as amulet.
Traditional Dutch souvenirs worked into amulets
When visiting Iran, I noticed much to my surprise that the blue faience disks known as Lochscheibe are widely and readily available. In Syria, Jordan and Palestine they are only found as old or even antique pendants. Their oldest appearance seems to be in Egypt. I am working on an article examining the spread of these particular amulets both geographically and through time. Any suggestions?
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'We have just received our copy of Sigrid Van Roode's beautiful little book *Desert Silver*, and I am reading it with great enjoyment. It contains a great deal of interesting and valuable information, and is extremely well written. Heartily recommended!'
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