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Kamea (amulet)

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קָמֵעַ

Hebrew - Jewish - Kabbalah charms
Hebrew - Jewish - Kabbalah charmsCC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Хамса амулет - Hamsa amulet - חמסה
Хамса амулет - Hamsa amulet - חמסהCC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Amulet for mother and newborn child from Galicia (Eastern Europe), by the trained scribe David Elias Krieger, c. 1900
Amulet for mother and newborn child from Galicia (Eastern Europe), by the trained scribe David Elias Krieger, c. 1900CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Description

Amulet inscribed with names and verses, worn or hung for protection, especially in the Maghreb and the East.

Features

Provenance
Maghreb et Orient

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