Jewish manuscript amulet displayed in small glass-fronted tin case

Made:
1870-1930 in Algeria
maker:
Unknown
Jewish manuscript amulet displayed in small glass-fronted tin case Jewish manuscript amulet displayed in small glass-fronted tin case

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Jewish manuscript amulet displayed in small glass-fronted tin case, Oran, Algerian, 1870-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665466
Materials:
paper, front, glass, back, zinc plated and cotton
Measurements:
length 46 mm
height 47 mm
thickness 4 mm
type:
amulet
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust