CICADA

Summon the invisible, granted to the beholder. The Amulet series embody the mysteries and relics of antiquity, including Ancient Greece and Rome, North Africa and the Middle East. Combination foil and emboss stamping by third generation New England craftsmen, on post-consumer American vellum paper. Custom card size 4.75” x 7.25”. Signature Noat envelope. 

Inside: Blank
Back: Amulet

Roman, 4th-5th Century AD
For the Greeks and Romans, cicadas sang in intoxicated ecstasy, representing resurrection, immortality and spiritual realization. They were sacred to Apollo, and Athenian ladies wore ornamental cicada in their hair as a sign of culture and refinement.