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Amulet to Be Hung over the Crib of a Newborn
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The Hebrew word Shaddai—another name for God—is etched in the center of this ornate silver amulet from Italy.

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

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Date:

ca. 1750

Subjects:

Amulets, Birth, Children, Class, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Magical Objects, Decorative Arts
Silver amulet with decorative edges and Hebrew word etched in center.
Birth Amulet, Habsburg Galicia (Ukraine)
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This impressive cut-paper birth amulet is in the form of the double eagle, the symbol of the Habsburg Monarchy (and pre-partition Poland) and thus a popular motif in Galician Jewish folk art. It is…

Places:

Russian Empire (Ukraine, Ukraine)

Date:

Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Art, Amulets, Mysticism, Birth, Monarchy

Categories:

Magic & Mysticism, Magical Objects, Visual & Material Culture
Paper cut in the shape of a two-headed eagle with spread wings, filled with Hebrew writing.