Shivithi Ha’shem Lenegdi Tamid [talisman for newborn boy]

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $1,300

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(CIRCUMCISION PLAQUE)

Place

Italy

Publication

18th Century

Description

Single folio leaf. Elegant Italian square Hebrew script. Black ink on paper. Within decorative foliate border and roundelle illustration of the Sacrifice of Isaac at top.

summary

Includes the text of Genesis, Chapter 17 recounting God’s commandment to Abraham to circumcise himself and the males of his household. This elegant Shivithi was no doubt prepared for the talismanic protection of a baby boy prior to circumcision.

Light stains in places, paper repair to lower margin with affected portion of decorative border redrawn. Sm. folio. Framed

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