Yaldabaoth Amulet - Gnostic Lion-Headed Deity Symbolism and Inscriptions #79529 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing reproduces an ancient oval-shaped Gnostic amulet, likely from Roman Egypt (2nd-3rd century CE), depicting Yaldabaoth-a lion-headed, serpentine-legged archon associated with the material world in Sethian and Valentinian traditions. The figure holds a whip in one hand and a shield bearing a chameleon or serpent motif in the other, while Greek and Coptic magical formulae (e.g., “ΙΑΩ,” “ΑΒΡΑΣΑΞ”) encircle the central deity. Such amulets were worn for protection, exorcism, or spiritual ascent against the dominion of the lower powers.

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