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Amulet for Mother and Child
Artist Unknown
ca. 1750
This German amulet is printed with unique designs. The names of the three angels, Sanoi, Sansanoi, and Smangalaf, indicate the use of this amulet as birth protection for mother and child, as invocation of these names was specifically for protection from Lilith.
This German amulet is printed with unique designs. The names of the three angels, Sanoi, Sansanoi, and Smangalaf, indicate the use of this amulet as birth protection for mother and child, as invocation of these names was specifically for protection from Lilith.
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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