Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Collection of Amulets – Yemen

Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
24 handwritten amulets and one printed. [Yemen, first half of 20th century]. Various amulets for protection, safety, finding a match and other matters (most are rolled). The collection contains 12 handwritten amulets, without names filled in, with the words: "Give love in the heart – bat ---, to the love of --- ben ---, love with all her heart and soul and might…". Written on another amulet, "I request that my wife --- and sons and daughters obey all that I say to them". The name of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi is mentioned in many of the amulets. Two amulets are tied with a string. Another amulet is attached, on brown brittle paper (with many tears). Various sizes and conditions.
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents