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LOT 21:
Parchment Amulet and Leaf of Oaths - Protection Against Plague
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Parchment Amulet and Leaf of Oaths - Protection Against Plague
Two items for protection and segulah. 1. Parchment amulet, "Protect, save and assist the bearer of this amulet Yosef Avraham ben Simcha". [Eretz Israel and the vicinity, 19th or 20th century]. In the corner of the amulet appears a rectangular grid containing the letters of the verse "VaYaamod Pinchas VaYefalel VeTe'atzar HaMagefah" (Pinchas stood up and executed justice, and the plague was stopped). At the end of the amulet appears the name of the plant "Ruta", mentioned in amulets of this kind as a segulah for protection against plagues. 17X21 cm. Fair condition. Large tears and open tears. Stains. Damage. Mounted on cardboard. 2. Paper leaf with "Al-'Ahd" (apparently: Oath) text. [Yemen, 19th or 20th century]. Long and narrow leaf, containing the text of "Al-'Ahd al-Sadis" (Sixth Oath), mentioning the name of King Solomon who ruled over the animals and the demons, and "Al-'Ahd al-Sabi'" (Seventh Oath). Drawn at the bottom of the leaf is a Star of David with letters within it. 31.5X4.5 cm. Tears. Stains. Framed, unexamined out of frame.
