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Auction 37 · Lot 201
Sepher Tehillim (Psalms). Manuscript scroll on vellum. Complete manuscript text of Tehillim written in a vertical fashion
- Estimate
- $700–$1,000
- Hammer price
- $3,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMULET)
Place
(Land of Israel ?)
Publication
ca. 1900
summary
Most unusual form, intended for use as a rather large kamea. Prayer at the end acting as a colophon: “In the merit of King David...R. Meir Baal Ha-Ness...R. Shalom Sharabi and all other Tzadikim may [the person] who wears this amulet be rescued, healed and protected from all illness, confusion of mind...evil eye, bad spirits and all pain."
Width 2.5 inches
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