A Gem-Set Gold Amulet with Prayer Container, Probably Afghanistan, Early 20th Century
Lot Closed
June 27, 03:16 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
of shield shape, chased with scrolling foliage and centered by a drop-shaped red paste surrounded by turquoises, the back engraved with G-d and a name; the prayer holder of hexagonal tube form with three pendants, apparently unmarked
Height of amulet 3 in.
7.6cm
Compare a gold amulet, Afghanistan, illus. in Zohar Hanegbi and Bracha Yaniv, Afghanistan, The Synagogue and the Jewish Home, 1991, no. 68, p. 167.
From the collection of Asher Frenkel, descended in the family. Asher was born in Poland and moved to Tel Aviv in the 1920s, successful businessman who collected art, Judaic and ancient coins.
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