Four paper amulets for protection of female and male newborns; in a paper folder.
They include Psalm 121, divine names, an historiola of the encounter between the Elijah and Lilith, angelic names, and magical formulas.
The four amulets are kept in a folder.
Gaster Amulets 199A-B: a few usage stains; Gaster Amulet 199C-D: usage stains, part of the frame is missing.
Printed Hebrew square and semi-cursive script.
Gaster Amulets 199A-B for female newborns: a woodcut of a woman lighting Shabbat candles in the centre on the top. Eve is depicted in the left margin (holding a fruit?). Adam is depicted in the right margin (eating a fruit?). Decorative floral elements are also included in the frame. Two crowns (one on each side) mark the title of this amulet (לנקבה).
Gaster Amulets 199C-D for male newborns: a woodcut of a Brit Milah (with two attendants, the mohel, the father and the baby) in the centre on the top. Eve is depicted in the left margin (holding a fruit?). Adam is depicted in the right margin (eating a fruit?).Decorative floral elements are also included in the frame. Two floral elements (one on each side) mark the title of this amulet (לזכר).
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They include Psalm 121, divine names, an historiola of the encounter between the Elijah and Lilith, angelic names, and magical formulas.
The four amulets are kept in a folder.
Gaster Amulets 199A-B: a few usage stains; Gaster Amulet 199C-D: usage stains, part of the frame is missing.
Printed Hebrew square and semi-cursive script.
Gaster Amulets 199A-B for female newborns: a woodcut of a woman lighting Shabbat candles in the centre on the top. Eve is depicted in the left margin (holding a fruit?). Adam is depicted in the right margin (eating a fruit?). Decorative floral elements are also included in the frame. Two crowns (one on each side) mark the title of this amulet (לנקבה).
Gaster Amulets 199C-D for male newborns: a woodcut of a Brit Milah (with two attendants, the mohel, the father and the baby) in the centre on the top. Eve is depicted in the left margin (holding a fruit?). Adam is depicted in the right margin (eating a fruit?).Decorative floral elements are also included in the frame. Two floral elements (one on each side) mark the title of this amulet (לזכר).