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10386.
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Description
A Rare and Important 22K Gold Amulet, Italy, The 18th Century
Dimensions
10.5 x 8 cm
Provenance
Estate of the ancient Luzzatto family.
Literature
For a similar example see Chaya Benjamin, The Stieglitz Collection Masterpieces of Jewish Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1987, p. 392-393.
Details
Two hollow sections soldered together, engraved and punched with foliage motifs decoration on both sides, Side A (see close-up 1) with the seven branched candelbrum and two pages of Hebrew letters of the Decalogue flanking oranamental cartouche which open to contain an amuletic inscription (see close-up 3).
Condition
Good
Notes
“The amulet case was itself with magical value over time and decorated with symbols and formulas. It was originally used to contain an amuletic inscription on paper or parchment for a particular petitioner, later replaced by another, as the case was handed from owner to owner. The magical power of the inscribed amulet lay in the number of variants of the Ineffable Name contained in it”. (Chaya Benjamin, The Stieglitz Collection Masterpieces of Jewish Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1987, p. 392).
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A Rare and Important 22K Gold Amulet, Italy, The 18th Century
Estimate: $10,000/$15,000
Location: Israel
Number of Bids: 13
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