Auction 55b
Part II - Bruno Kirschner's Medal Collection and other Numismatic Items
By Kedem
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May 9, 2017
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 127:
Medal - Child's Protective Amulet - Europe, 19th Century
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Sold for: $300
Start price:
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300
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Medal - Child's Protective Amulet - Europe, 19th Century
Bronze medal - child's amulet. [Eastern or Central Europe, 19th century].
Obverse: inside a circular frame is the Hebrew legend "This child will grow to know the Torah and enter a chuppah and perform good deeds". A large heh in the middle, inside of which is a blossoming branch. Reverse: pair of minute fish and the Hebrew legend: "… may you save a child of Israel so he will not fall ill and will grow to adhere to your Torah and protect him in your mercy, Amen".
Diameter: 37 mm. Missing suspension loop. Wear and slight defects.
See: "Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica" by Dr. Isaiah Shachar (Israel Museum, 1971), item 966.
Provenance: collection of Bruno Kirschner.
