That handkerchief
Did an Egyptian to my mother give;
She was a charmer, and could almost read
The thoughts of people.

– William Shakespeare

Othello, Act 3, Scene 4. Othello spells out the very special significance of the handkerchief he gave to Desdemona which she now cannot find. An important family heirloom, he tells her that an Egyptian charmer gave it to his mother.