Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
9:38 ET, May 31 2021
Updated: 10:17 ET, May 31 2021
AN ANCIENT amulet once believed to have protected women and children from evil spirits has been unveiled by archaeologists.
The 1,500-year-old artefact is called Solomon s Seal and was found in northern Israel in the Biblical region of Galilee.
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Experts think the amulet features an eye with arrows in itCredit: Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority
The amulet was found by a local resident living in the village of Arbel about 40 years ago.
Arbel is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
A family member has now handed it over to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which is studying it further.