Obj. ID: 53978
  Sacred and Ritual  Amulet, Jerusalem, circa 1875

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

This printed amulet is unusually large, a rare characteristic for such protective devices, especially such antique ones.  it would appear to be printed in jerusalem, although no other copy is recorded. The border decoration is printed by letterpress while everything else is in lithograph. The amulet is filled with text in which spaces have been left for the filling in of a name, here that name being Moshe ben Devorah. Surrounded by a decorative border. The amulet is amply printed with symbols, including the Magen David,  a pentagram, and a Shiviti of the 67th psalm in the shape of a menorah,  an unusually shaped hamsa, on which are inscribed the priestly blessings is located in the exact center of the large sheet.  there is also a magic square of magic abbreviations, angel writing, and various magical formulae. The text is filled with the names of angels, different names of god and their permutations, and quotations from the bible, both in full and in abbreviation. Aramic is used as well as Hebrew in the text. The amulet confers general protection for an ill person.

Made For:                        Moshe ben Devorah