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These Torah finials from Cochin, India, were made around 1565. Elegant and simple, crafted from metal, their surfaces appear to be hammered, with one adorned with a Hebrew inscription. The earliest…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Cochin, Cochin (Ernakulam, India)
Date:
ca. 1565
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Amulets were crafted to protect pregnant women and newborn children from the powers of the evil Lilith, Adam’s mythical first wife. Mystical texts surround this image, written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Kingdom of Travancore (State of Kerala, India)
Date:
18th century