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Amulet with inscribed blessings and a khamsa
Amulet with inscribed blessings and a khamsa
Amulet with inscribed blessings and a khamsa
DepartmentAsia

Amulet with inscribed blessings and a khamsa

NameAmulet
CultureJewish
Datec. 1932
Place madeTehran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
MediumMetal (brass, silver)
Dimensions1 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, A.1968.16.1 SW
Object numberA.1968.16.1 SW
Collections
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."
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