Amulet with inscribed blessings and a khamsa

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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

Asia

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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