The silver ring splits into two bands from sides, bearing cabochon amber in silver bezel. Amber engraved with the last Hebrew letters of the first five verses of Genesis. No marks found. Diam: 25mm. Some wear.
AUCTION 13 |
Tuesday, June 26th,
2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts Together With Fine Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 74
SILVER AND AMBER AMULETIC RING.
Probably Mediterranean (North Africa or Italy), 19th century.
The silver ring splits into two bands from sides, bearing cabochon amber in silver bezel. Amber engraved with the last Hebrew letters of the first five verses of Genesis. No marks found. Diam: 25mm. Some wear.
Est: $700 - $1,000
PRICE REALIZED $500
"It was the traditional opinion that protection against the Evil Eye cound be found in the tremendous power of the written names of God…any sentence…from the Bible derived its power for good directly from its divine source. … abbreviations are commonly used. In this Shem (Name of God), the use of the final letters of words…composed of the terminal letters of Genesis 1:1-5." Schrire, pp. 91, 120. For a similar ring, see Stieglitz, no. 261, p. 389.