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This silver plate from Padua, Italy, was made for use in the brit milah, the circumcision ritual celebrated when a baby boy is eight days old. In this detailed depiction of the ritual, the baby seems…
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Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)
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17th Century
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The Hebrew word Shaddai—another name for God—is etched in the center of this ornate silver amulet from Italy.
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ca. 1750