Lot 41
Amulet Plate – "Ben Porat Yosef", Damascus
A plate with the inscription "Ben Porat Yosef". [Syria, mid-20th century].
Brass plate with silver and copper decorations (Damascene craft).
Geometrical decorations with the verse from Jacob's blessing to his sons: ("Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well"). This verse is known to have apotropaic meaning.
Diameter: 19 cm.
