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While the objects on display are disparate at first glance, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\r\n\r\nHowever, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects\u2019 oft-overlooked material dimensions, asking us to consider how qualities like color, texture, and weight shaped an object\u2019s perceived efficacy and meaning. \r\n\r\nThis exhibit was a collaboration, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library\u2019s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection, the Museum of Natural History, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. 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