Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters
Three Handwritten Amulets for a Woman Giving Birth – Europe, 18th Century
Opening: $200
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
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.
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.
Amulets, Single Leaves
Amulets, Single Leaves