archaicwonder: Egyptian Effigy ‘Voodoo’ Doll, Circa 3rd-4th Century AD This small clay effigy doll w
archaicwonder: Egyptian Effigy ‘Voodoo’ Doll, Circa 3rd-4th Century AD This small clay effigy doll was found in Egypt in a terracotta vase with a folded lead tablet that had been inscribed with a magic binding spell. The effigy kneels with her feet tied together and her arms bound behind her back, and she has been carefully pierced with thirteen pins: one in the top of the head, one in the mouth, one in each eye and each ear, one each in the solar plexus, vagina, and anus, and one in the palm of each hand and in the sole of each foot. Looks like a right nasty curse yeah? It’s more like a sadistic love spell, believe it or not. Here’s what the Greek inscription says: Lead Ptolemais, whom Aias bore, the daughter of Horigenes, to me. Prevent her from eating and drinking until she comes to me, Sarapammon, whom Area bore, and do not allow her to have experience with another man, except me alone. Drag her by her hair, by her guts, until she does not stand aloof from me … and until I hold her obedient for the whole time of my life, loving me, desiring me, and telling me what she is thinking. I wonder how you say “psychopathic stalker” in ancient Greek? This effigy is on display in the Louvre Museum, Paris. -- source link