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ادوات السجل العروض	Khamsa by Justine Kuran إزالة من الاختيار ضف للاختيار رقم الكائنM2022/006 العنوانKhamsa by Justine Kuran المنشيء Justine Kuran (artist)‎ الوصفGold paper filigree hamsa created by Melbourne artist Justine Kuran. Hidden in the work are four other Jewish symbols - the ten commandments (tablets of the law), shabbat candle sticks, the evil eye and a Magen David. The hamsa (khamsa) is a protective symbol embraced by Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa. High mortality rates, particularly infant and maternal, fueled the folk belief in sympathetic magic and the use of such symbols. مكان الإنتاجMelbourne, Victoria, Australia التاريخ 2020 - 2020 الموضوعSephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry, amulets, protection الأبعاد frame width: 715.00 mm frame height: 1020.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, artwork by Justine Kuran

رقم الكائنM2022/006

العنوانKhamsa by Justine Kuran

المنشيء Justine Kuran (artist)‎

الوصفGold paper filigree hamsa created by Melbourne artist Justine Kuran. Hidden in the work are four other Jewish symbols - the ten commandments (tablets of the law), shabbat candle sticks, the evil eye and a Magen David. The hamsa (khamsa) is a protective symbol embraced by Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa. High mortality rates, particularly infant and maternal, fueled the folk belief in sympathetic magic and the use of such symbols.

مكان الإنتاجMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

التاريخ 2020 - 2020

الموضوعSephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry, amulets, protection

الأبعاد

Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, artwork by Justine Kuran

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