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Printed amulet for an infant girl from Germany. It was (presumably) printed alongside its companion amulet for a male child (see “Amulet for a Newborn Boy”). However, the pair were separated. A woman…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Westheim, Holy Roman Empire (Westheim, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750
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Printed birth amulet. The decorative borders are composed of printers’ devices and decorations that were used by printers in Fürth (Bavaria), so it is assumed that this amulet was printed in that city…
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Artist Unknown
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Fürth, Holy Roman Empire (Fürth, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750
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Asenath the daughter of R. Samuel Adoni (Barazani) was a wise woman and a great Torah scholar. She studied the secrets of kabbalah and acquired a considerable reputation for performing miracles and…
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Unknown
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Ottoman Empire (Kurdistan, Iraq)
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16th or 17th Century
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This German amulet is printed with unique designs. The names of the three angels, Sanoi, Sansanoi, and Smangalaf, indicate the use of this amulet as birth protection for mother and child, as…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750