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Defixio  

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  • Curse tablet

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  • Curse tablets or binding spells, aimed at causing harm to others or seeking revenge. These tablets, often pierced with a nail and usually rolled up, contain curses of people or animals, written in cursive script and labelled with magical signs. The anonymous texts are not addressed to the public, but to deities

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