- Object Name:
- Amulet
- Title:
- Amulet for Travel
- Place Made:
- Safed, Ottoman Palestine (Israel)
- Date:
- late 19th-early 20th century
- Medium:
- Pewter: cast
- Dimensions:
- 2 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (6.2 × 5.2 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 3718
Not On View
We think of amulets as trinkets to be worn, but a protective amulet may be written on paper or parchment. This one is inscribed with a number of kabbalistic expressions.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.