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
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."
late 19th century
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910, staff
ca. 1910, staff
Artist not recorded
18th – 19th century