Auction 77

Collection of Protection Leaves for Newborn and Mother - Some of Them Rare and Unfamiliar - Odesa / Egypt / Jerusalem 19th-20th Centuries

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1. Amulet for protection, rare and special! "Mazal Tov Layeled", with Shir Lama’alot (Palms 121), names and verses for protecting the child. Published by the bookshop of the Bletnitzky Brothers in Odesa, Odesa, Ukraine – early 20th century. Stains and some tears along the edges. Approx. 18X13 cm. 

2. Amulet For hanging, protection for the newborn and mother. Hamsa, Kabbalistic illustrations and angels’ names. Zuckerman Press, Jerusalem, the year of printing is not noted. 28X18.5 cm. 

3. Amulet for hanging, protection for the newborn and mother. Hamsa, Kabbalistic illustrations and angels’ names. Printed by Yechezkel Ezra and Avraham Hess Dayan – Cairo, 1931. 28X20 cm. Dark stains and minor stains. Professionally restored. 

4. Protection amulet for a baby boy. "שיר למעלות אשא עיני…" and the verse "מכשפה לא תחיה…" [backwards and forewards] and angels’ names.  Approx. 20X13 cm. Professionally restored. Varied blemishes. Good overall condition. 

5-6. Double copy of an amulet for hanging, protection for the newborn and mother. Hamsa, Kabbalistic illustrations and angels’ names. Apparently, Jerusalem. The year of printing is not noted. 28X20 cm. Dry paper. Small tears along the edges.