Resumen: The aim of this paper is to analyze binding curse tablets found in the Latin West from a material perspective, in order to rethink their multifaceted nature, since sometimes – but not always –defixionesare inscribed pieces of lead. Idioma: Múltiples idiomas Año: 2011 Publicado en: Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis 47 (2011), 79-93 ISSN: 0418-453X Tipo y forma: Article (Published version) Área (Departamento): Área Historia Antigua (Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed.)