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1968.13.90

Round medal-like charm or amulet, of bronze, with Hebrew inscription on both sides. [El.B 11/11/2008]

1968.13.90

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Collection type
Object
Description
Round medal-like charm or amulet, of bronze, with Hebrew inscription on both sides. [El.B 11/11/2008]
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
circa 1890 - 1905
Acquisition information
Loaned: 07/1968
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 34 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.13.90
Research and responses

Relevant publications: The Evil Eye, a Account of this Ancient and Widespread Superstition, by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, London. John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1895. Horns of Honour and Other Studies in the By-ways of Archaeology, by Frederick Thomas Elworthy, London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1900.

Examined on 4 June 2007 by Rabbi Eli Brackman of the Oxford Chabad Society who noted that on one side of the metal charm is a protection and the other a blessing. The inscription for the blessing translates as: 'This child shall grow up to the study of Torah, to chupah - Jewish marriage and good deeds.' [ZM 02/07/2007]

The object 'like a long bladed axe' (see Accession Book) has a short vertical bar beside it, and together they form the Hebrew letter 'He'.

Search terms: Religion, Writing, Amulet, Inscription

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