Auction 81 Collection of Willy Lindwer
By Kedem
Jul 13, 2021
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
Orientalia: Jewish Ceremonial Art, Ethnic Jewelry and Printed Items
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LOT 283:

Pair of Palestinian "Habbiyat" Bracelets – Amuletic Inscription Ascribed Protective and Healing Properties

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Auction took place on Jul 13, 2021 at Kedem
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Pair of Palestinian "Habbiyat" Bracelets – Amuletic Inscription Ascribed Protective and Healing Properties
Pair of "habbiyat" (or "aswareh habbiyat") bracelets. Palestine, Nablus Region, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved.
Pair of bracelets composed of silver spherules arranged in rows and connected to one another by rings and pins. An Arabic inscription offering protection and wishing good health – "Wear with pleasure / in good health and well-being" appears engraved onto the clasps of both bracelets, enclosed within an engraved frame of branches.
19X5 cm.
References: Palestinian Costume, pp. 198-99; Pracht und Geheimnis, p. 266, item no. 64.

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