«Храни меня, мой талисман…»
“Save me, my talisman…”
Author(s): Yulia A. Dobrolyubskaya, Andrei O. DobrolyubskiiSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Modern Age, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Summary/Abstract: The article analyses a plaster amulet of XVII-XVIII centuries found close to Odessa and having on its obverse a composition of two dolphins moving one after the other clockwise. The image suggests a high apotropaic implication. The semiotic analysis of the amulet is made against the wide historical background of the epoch. The amulet is supposed to have belonged to a Christian Cossack and used to be a talisman saving him of any danger. The amulet is an outstanding and unique artifact reflecting the chivalrous mentality of the Ukrainian Cossacks.
Journal: Stratum plus. Археология и культурная антропология
- Issue Year: 1999
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 334-336
- Page Count: 3
- Language: Russian