Amulet in case, to be carried on the arm. North Africa (probably Morocco), [early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; cotton thread embroidery on leather; metal buckle.
Amulet for safekeeping, health and protection from demons and evil spirits, disease, the evil eye and gossip, evil spells, scorpions and more. Inscribed on a parchment sheet that narrows toward the bottom, onto which another narrow strip of parchment is sewn.
The amulet is folded and inserted in original case, made of leather and decorated with colorful cotton thread embroidery, with a leather strip and metal buckle allowing it to be worn on the arm.
Case size: 8X9 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and defects to amulet text. Wear, unraveling and slight tears to case. The sewn threads at the top of the case have been unraveled in order to examine the amulet.