Medallion Man

"This medallion, often visible in David Farrant’s public appearances on television and at public talks, in many ways sits on the boundaries between great mountains of wisdom. David is often asked about its provenance, and is generally reluctant to discuss it. However, he can reveal that it was brought back from Egypt by a guru who had travelled there to immerse himself in the cults of the ancient Egyptian Deities, who were to impart to him the Mysteries of the Ages.  It was presented to David in the early 1970s, following his initiation into the ancient fertility religion, Wicca.  It has been magically consecrated, charged and sealed; and is regularly purified and re-consecrated should it come into contact with negative energies. This ancient gold medallion possesses great magical properties, and will protect all those honoured enough to wear it from any psychic attack levelled at them by those with negative intentions or impulses, especially those who follow the Left Hand Path. It also affords the wearer, once attuned to its powers, the gift of remote viewing." - Della Farrant

Here is the Medallion Man wearing his Ancient Egyptian "magically consecrated"  brass medallion ...

... showing it to convince folk he received it after his "initiation into the ancient fertility religion."

We quite appreciate why he is "generally reluctant to discuss it," given its actual provenance. In the 1970s, Seán Manchester performed in a number of small art house films in both France and England. Here is a promotional still from a short film called The Duel that was shot on location in England. Notice anything familiar about the brass medallion worn as a theatrical accessory around his neck?

The medallion is identical, but obviously not the same one, as that Farrant claims to be an ancient amulet charged with special powers and oozing with occult significance. Unsurprisingly, Farrant is both unwilling to discuss it, or subject it for forensic analysis to determine the medallion's true age. 

Seán Manchester had this to say about the medallion both he and Farrant acquired in the 1970s:

"The sphynx medallion we used as a prop on the set of The Duel was by no means unique. These medallions were commonplace in the 1970s in the wake of the Tutankhamun Exhibition at the British Museum in 1972. They were available on stalls, shops and other outlets exploiting the incredible fascination the public evinced at the time in all things connected with Ancient Egypt. I believe they cost less than a couple of pounds to acquire back then. There were all manner of similar trinkets appertaining to Egypt's past. Made of brass and modern, they hold no occult or magical properties."

The medallion mass produced circa 1972.

Another trinket from 1972 with the same theme.