my suggestion about the author of MV

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The one that looks like EVA-t has a very old history. In the Middle East, in areas where talismanic incantations were very common, it was one of the characters used for divination and to repel devils.

Yes, sometimes called in French "caractères à lunettes" (the loops make them look like glasses) many of them  in the Papyri graecae magicae cf. ref. 50 in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.