Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Amulet – "Showbread" – 19th Century

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A Judeo-Christian amulet. [19th century].
Obverse: a square with holy names surrounded by angels' names – Uriel, Gabriel, Michael and Raphael. Reverse: A pentagon with the image of Jesus in the center and the legend "Showbread", surrounded by names and verses.
Diameter: 44 mm. Defects.
See: Catalogue of the Permanent and Loan Collections of the Jewish Museum, London, edited by R. D. Barnett. London, 1974. Item 618. Plate CLXIII.
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