"Ankhs" are viewed as a protective symbol, by those who study old Egypt, in terms of their use by ordinary people in that time.

The buffalo horns are widely regarded as the protective symbol of the palace.

It tells how to make the almadel, which is a wax tablet with protective symbols drawn on it.

I took it to the next table, and wrapped it carefully in a cloth covered in protective symbols, which Nimue had put together.

The protective symbols in the apartment dissolve, and Eve says that she will tell him anything he wants to know if he takes her with him.

An odd sound followed, a complex rustle, then she said, "And I'll leave this protective symbol with him."

Then she looked in horror at the water upon which she stood, realizing at last that her protective symbols had been swept away.

I then used the blood to draw a really big restraining circle, surrounded by every protective symbol I knew.

He did more than just touch there; there he laid a protective symbol.

The art of Ukrainian embroidery was created by peasants as a protective symbol, though when that occurred is unknown.