Treating’ Amulet Unearthed in Turkey With Crab Motif and Healing Inscriptions Excavations conducted in the ancient city of ...

wearing it as a pendant. The amulet features a crab, which is believed to represent cancer. The ancient Greek word for crab, "karkinos", is the origin of the modern word for the devastating disease.

A rare fifth-century amulet depicting ... The 1,600-year-old bronze pendant, found in Turkey, featured imagery of Solomon defeating the devil with the ancient Greek inscription, 'Our Lord defeated ...