Amulet for a Newborn Boy
Artist Unknown
ca. 1750
Printed amulet for infant boy. This amulet has a companion, for a female child; however, the pair were separated. The text in the center of the amulet is surrounded by a Baroque design with decorative borders. The overall design features depictions of both Adam and Eve with apples. In this example for the male child, there is a scene of the circumcision ceremony at the top in the center. From Germany, 1750.
Credits
Courtesy GFC Trust / William L. Gross. Photo by Ardon bar Hama.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.