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Img. ID: 544973

© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Unknown,

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

This is the second amulet written for Yehudah ben Amam in the Gross Family Collection. This amulet is only text, listing many angel names. The opening words of the amulet are angel names, something quite unusual. The amulet  is present here with its original leather sewn pouch. See 027.012.060 for a similar amulet made for the same individual. The other amulet for him is illustrated and at the very bottom of this amulet is depicted a very stylized hamsa, on which is inscribed the priestly blessing. It is stated that the amulet is written in the month of Tamuz and that the owner of the amulet, Yehudah, was born in Nisan, the same month as some of the angels. The purpose of the amulet is to guard against fears, evil spirits and the evil eye, as well as to protect his health. 

Made For:      Yehudah ben Amam

Name/Title
Amulet | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
circa 1975
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Collection
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Unknown
Material / Technique
Parchment, Ink, Written
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Measurements
Length: 31.2 cm, Width: 4.8 cm
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Extant
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Textual Content
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Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Coin Year
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Signature
Colophon
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