Auction 27
Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
Nov 6, 2012
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 15:
Three Handwritten Amulets for a Woman Giving Birth – Europe, 18th Century
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Sold for: $440
Start price:
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200
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Three amulets for protecting a woman giving birth and her baby. [Europe, 18th century?].
Popular amulets in Ashkenazi writing. All start with Psalm 121 "Shir LaMa'alot I lift my eyes to the mountains…", followed by verses and incantations and names of angels. Kabbalistic illustration on two of the amulets.
Size: approx. 18 cm. Condition varies.
