Lot 590
Small "Shiviti" and a "Jerusalemite Amulet"
1. Small "Shiviti", printed on paper (for insertion in a Siddur). [Eretz Israel, ca. 1940s].
Printed "Shiviti" with a "LaMenatze'ach" Menorah and illustrations of the Temple's vessels in golden ink. Various initials appear on the margins, written by hand. The inscription "HaMenorah Hazot…BaSiddur" appears in the lower margins. 16X10.5 cm. Good condition. Framed.
2. "Jerusalemite Amulet", printed on paper. [Jerusalem], 1930.
Amulet for well-being, for protection against plague, fire, evil eye and against all evil. Based on the shape of the amulet by Yosef Eligula printed in Jerusalem in 1874. Printed on the bottom margins: "Ze HaKuntras… Elul 1930". Ca. 25X18 cm. Fair-good condition. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.