Amulet with inscribed blessings and a khamsa
Datec. 1932
Place madeTehran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
MediumMetal (brass, silver)
Dimensions1 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4 × 4.5 cm)
ClassificationsPersonal Symbol
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, A.1968.16.1 SW
Object numberA.1968.16.1 SW
DescriptionOctagonal thin sheet of metal brass on one side, silver on the other. Hebrew inscription on both sides. "Wrought during the new moon by a goldsmith without veneral disease". Before engraving the charm "he for three days ate no meat."On View
Not on view
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