Click to Enlarge Graphics.  The second graphic is a detailed image of the center of the amulet.

 

Location:  The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

 

Description:  An 18th or 19th c. Persian amulet. Intended to protect a newborn from Lilith in her role as baby-stealer. What look like bubbles on her skin are supposed to be chains binding her.


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