Amulet to Be Hung over the Crib of a Newborn

Artist Unknown

ca. 1750

The Hebrew word Shaddai—another name for God—is etched in the center of this ornate silver amulet from Italy.

Credits

Courtesy GFC Trust / William L. Gross. Photo by Ardon bar Hama.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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