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Инструменты Режимы отображения	Khamsa by Justine Kuran Remove from selection Add to selection Номер объектаM2022/006 НазваниеKhamsa by Justine Kuran Создатель Justine Kuran (artist)‎ ОписаниеGold 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. Место изготовленияMelbourne, Victoria, Australia Дата 2020 - 2020 ТемаSephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry, amulets, protection Размерность frame width: 715.00 mm frame height: 1020.00 mm Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, artwork by Justine Kuran

Номер объектаM2022/006

НазваниеKhamsa by Justine Kuran

Создатель Justine Kuran (artist)‎

ОписаниеGold 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.

Место изготовленияMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

Дата 2020 - 2020

ТемаSephardi Jewry, Sephardic Jewry, amulets, protection

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Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, artwork by Justine Kuran

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