While taking his regular morning swim in the Mediterranean, an Israeli lifeguard named David Shalom spotted something unusual on the sea bottom in shallow waters.

After diving down to take a closer look, he retrieved a smooth marble disc that resembled a small cymbal.

Recognizing the marble disc to be some kind of long-lost artifact, since there were many shipwrecks in the area in ancient times, the lifeguard turned the disc over to representatives of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

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Delighted to receive such an unusual object, these experts were able to identify the marble disc as a magic talisman that was designed to be hung on seagoing ships to protect them from evil spirits, witch’s spells or plain old bad luck .

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