προβασκάνιον
προβασκαντον, τό
A.
safeguard against witchcraft, amulet or scarecrow hung up before workshops or in fields. LXX Ep.Je. 70, Plu. 2.681f, Hsch. s.v. κεράμβηλον; = muttonius, Gloss. (also προβασκαντον, = muttonium, ib.); less correct than βασκάνιον, Phryn. 68.