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  • Roman Magic Figurines from the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire: An Archaeological Survey

  • Magali Bailliot
  • Journal:
    Britannia / Volume 46 / November 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    08 April 2015, pp. 93-110
    Print publication:
    November 2015

  • This paper deals with magic figurines from the Western provinces of the Roman Empire based on an inventory of twelve figurines and their archaeological context. It underlines the place of the figurines in the ritual of defixio and demonstrates that complex curse rituals such as those described in the Greek Magical Papyri (GMP) were not performed only in the Mediterranean basin. It also notes that these magic Western figurines are often found in important places (such as cities and large villas) and in late contexts.