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Birth Amulet, Tunisia
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This is an early printed amulet from Tunis, containing texts and symbols commonly used on such talismans printed in North Africa. However, this example is somewhat unusual, as the Shir le-ma‘alot psal…

Contributor:

Ya‘akov ben Elijah Gaj

Places:

Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunis, Tunisia)

Date:

Early 20th Century

Subjects:

Art, Amulets, Birth, Maghreb

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Print & book culture
Page with Hebrew text in three columns, interspersed with drawings of a hand, two lions, fish, and plants.