DepartmentMiddle East
Hebrew Amulet scroll with magic squares containing Hebrew writing for good health, good mind,
and protection from bad spirits
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureJewish/ Armenian
DateEarly 20th century (c-d c. 1900)
Place collectedHistoric Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Place madeArmenia, Middle East, Asia
Place madePalestine, Middle East, Asia
MediumParchment, ink
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.180a-g
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionHandwritten, drawn. Rolls of parchment with Arabic inscriptions and some designs.See vertical file, Left rolled - FRAGILE. SEE NOTES
Torah scroll: Circa 1875; Tik (Case): 1933 (Hebrew Year 5693)
Artist not recorded
Late 19th – early 20th century
Artist not recorded
Late 19th century
Mid-late 20th century
