Protection

Khamsa Hand - hand of Fatima, hand of Venus, hand of Mary, protection from evil eye - middle east, palm symbol of stop in western countries, strong hand of god that led the Hebrews out of Egypt in Jewish tradition, the hand as a symbol of the 5 pillars of Islam for Muslims (Khamsa means 5 in Arabic), the Amazigh of North Africa call it Khmissa, as a hand to blind the eye of the aggressor

Nazar Boncuğu - turkish glass protective charm from the evil eye, the envious eye, the malicious glare

Eye of Horus - Protective charm from evil spirits in ancient Egypt, the ‘intact one’, it is a symbol of wellbeing

CCTV - Government control, form of ‘protection’, mass surveillance, ‘big brother’

Scarab - Egyptian protection from evil spirits, rebirth, ressurrection, transformation

Pentacle - protection from evil, talisman containing pentagram, earliest findings on Sumerian pottery, representing 5 elements, air, water, fire, earth and spirit, symbol of celtic goddess Morrigan

Mjolnir - Norse symbol of protection, hammer of Thunder God Thor, strength and resilience