Objects believed to protect from evil

thumb|Rock salt (halite)

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Jewish national, cultural and religious symbol

thumb|Horseshoes are commonly made of steel, and are nailed to the underside of the hoof. thumb|A variety of horseshoes, including aluminum racing plates (light or dark); there is also a variety of ox#Shoeing|oxshoes at the lower right

thumb|A Nazar (amulet)|nazar, an amulet to ward off the [[evil eye]] An amulet is a spiritual object believed to confer protection or grace upon its possessor. The word amulet comes from the Latin word , which Pliny's Natural History describes as "an object that protects a person from trouble". Anything can function as an amulet; items commonly so used include statues, coins, drawings, plant parts, animal parts, and written words. The word phylactery is sometimes used as a general synonym likewise referring to any unspecified amulet, but also has a specific definition within Judaism. Certain a

curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, causing many cultures to create measures against it

Christian religious item

right|thumb|The Talisman of Charlemagne, also a [[reliquary, said to have been found on his body when his tomb was opened]] A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed permanently in architecture. Talismans are closely linked with amulets, fulfilling many of the same roles, but a key difference is in their functions. An amulet protects a person or possession against evil forces while a talisman prov

thumb|Gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris thumb|Dragon-headed gargoyle of the Tallinn Town Hall, [[Estonia]] thumb|Gargoyle of the Vasa Chapel at Wawel in [[Kraków, Poland]]

thumb|Crucifixion of Jesus at the winged triptych at the Church of the Teutonic Order, Vienna|Church of the Teutonic Order in Vienna, Austria. Woodcarvings by an anonymous master; polychromy by [[Jan van Wavere, Mechelen, signed 1520. This altarpiece was originally made for St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk, and came to Vienna in 1864.]]

thumb|Dreamcatcher, Royal Ontario Museum thumb|An ornate, contemporary, nontraditional dreamcatcher

thumb|A traditional American jack-o'-lantern, made from a pumpkin, lit from within by a [[candle]] thumb|A picture carved onto a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween

upright|thumb|A hanging hamsa in a car in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic ), also romanized khamsa, and known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the hamsa is believed to provide defense against the evil eye.

type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences

word square containing a five-word Latin palindrome

species of plant

percussion instrument

right|thumb|upright=1.3|Bullroarers from Africa in the Pitt Rivers Museum

sculpture motif

thumb|200px|A sample generic Mărțișor Mărțișor () is a tradition celebrated at the beginning of Spring in March, involving an object made from two intertwined red and white strings with hanging tassel. It is practiced in Romania and Moldova, and very similar to Martenitsa tradition in Bulgaria, Martinka in North Macedonia and traditions of other populations from Southeastern Europe.

'''''' (, translation: "wolf's hook") or '''' () is a heraldic charge from mainly Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook (called the Wolfsangel, or the crampon in French) that was hung by a chain from a crescent-shaped metal bar (called the ', or the in French). The stylized symbol of the Z-shape (also called the ', meaning the "double-hook") can include a central horizontal bar to give a Ƶ-symbol, which can be reversed and/or rotated; it is sometimes mistaken as being an ancient rune due to its similarity to the "

thumb|260px|A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left

decorative christmas toy, tool and figure of German origin

fantastic or mythical figure used as architectural element

thumb|Many fūrin at Nyoirin-ji (Ogori)|Nyoirin-ji with colorful tanzaku paperA is a small, bowl-shaped Japanese wind chime typically hung during the summer. A piece of paper called tanzaku (短冊) is usually hung from each fūrin to cause it to ring even with just a slight breeze. The sound of the fūrin and the sight of the paper blowing in the wind are seen by many Japanese people as having a cooling effect during the hot Japanese summer.　 thumb|Sound of fūrin in a slight breeze

thumb|Torma or butter sculptures, Dhankar Gompa, [[Spiti]] thumb|Torma, Ralung Monastery, Tibet, 1993 thumb|right|Torma cakes offered on the sand mandala thumb|right|Tormas on a shrine thumb|right|Making tormas thumb|right|Monk making tormas in Sera Monastery in 1939

counter-magical item used as protection against witchcraft

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species of plant

Glass sphere said to ward off evil

Artifact created in wood using thread