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Auction 2 · Lot 80
Fish-shaped, body worked to resemble scales, etc., Hebrew inscriptions. Hung from (later) chain. L: 50 mm.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
NORTH-AFRICAN AMULET
Publication
19th century
summary
Fish-motifs were frequenly used as fertility symbols among the Jews of North Africa. See Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, The Sephardic Journey (1992) p. 308, nos. 454-5 (illustrated)