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  2. List of ancient Egyptian statuary with amulet necklaces

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    Egyptian Gallery. Amulet of Egypt, Ancient , Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. An amulet, also known as a good luck charm, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The "Amulets of Ancient Egypt" fall in approximately seven major categories: Amulets of gods/goddesses and sacred animals. Amulets of protection (or aversion)

  3. Ankh - Wikipedia

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    The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet -shaped loop. The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet -shaped loop. It was used in writing as a triliteral sign, representing a sequence of three ...

  4. Adventurers of the North: Kalevala Heroes - Wikipedia

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    In the 1994 book Roolipeliopas (Role-playing Guide), Lauri Tudeer recalled that ANKH "was disappointing compared to the advertising campaign." [3]In their 2007 book Roolipelikirja (Role Playing Book), Jukka Särkijärvi and Kaj Sotala believed the game design's reliance on other role-playing games explained its lack of success, but thought it might have some value as a collectible: "ANKH may ...

  5. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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    Nazar (amulet) Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ [ˈnaðˤar], meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye. The term is also used in Azerbaijani ...

  6. Old School RuneScape - Wikipedia

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    Android, iOS. 30 October 2018. Genre (s) MMORPG. Mode (s) Multiplayer. Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex. The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly ...

  7. Ankh (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Ankh is a graphic adventure game by German developer Deck13 and published by bhv Software in 2005. It has a 3D environment with cinematic camera movement and incorporates humor. Ankh is a remake of Ankh: The Tales of Mystery, a 1998 adventure game developed by Artex Software for the Acorn Archimedes . Ankh spawned two sequels: Ankh: Heart of ...

  8. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Terraria ( / təˈrɛəriə / ⓘ tə-RAIR-ee-ə[1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms. The game features exploration, crafting, building, painting, and combat with a variety of ...

  9. Unseen University - Wikipedia

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    The Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series of fantasy novels. Located in the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork, [1][2] the UU is staffed by mostly indolent and inept old wizards. The university's name is a pun on the Invisible College, and many aspects of the university are references to Oxford and ...