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RitualXIXe–XXe siècle

Silver birth amulet from Morocco (against Lilith)

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קמע לידה מכסף ממרוקו (נגד לילית)

Description

Silver amulet hung on the cradle or the infant's neck, engraved with divine names, the angels Senoy, Sansenoy and Semangelof and the name Shaddai. Often shaped as a hand or a round plaque, it protected child and mother. Jewish silversmiths of Fez and southern Morocco made them in quantity.

Features

Material
Argent
Provenance
Maroc

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