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Silver, gilt, pierced, set with red
and green gems, Fez, Morocco, 1930
H 11.5 cm W 8.7 cm
Hallmarks: Ram's head, the letter F
Openwork of rounded and vegetal forms.
This ornamental layout is also typical
of Moroccon mezuzah covers and tallith-bags.
The khamsa is set with red and green stones.
Typical of Jewish metalworking in Fez. |
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Khamsa, silver, repousse and engraved,
Iran, 1925, Ownerws name engraved on the
back, Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv |
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Khamsa, gold, rubies, emeralds and pearls,
Morocco, 20th century
H 8.9 cm, W 5 cm
Eratz Israel Museum Collection, Tel Aviv,
MHE 9.01
A "three fingers" type khamsa with a
clover-like hanging piece at the wrist.
The palm is shaped as a bell with a curved
frame and a concave base. The setting of the
gems accentuates the fingers and nails. |
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Khamsa, silver, engraved, set with
turquoise stone, Iron, 1935,
Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv |
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Khamsa pendant, gold, set with sapphires,
rubies and pearls, Algeria or Tunisia.
H 7.5 cm W 4.5 cm.
An ornate, elegant piece of urban jewelry.
Gold ornaments such as this one were often
set with precious stones, chosen both for
their hue and value and for their magical
significance. |
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Silver, repousse and cast, el-Jadids (Mazagan),
Morocco, 1918. H 17.2 cm W 10.4 cm. Hallmarks:
Small bird, city name in Arabic, the year 1918.
An unusually large Khamsa, with elaborated vegetal
patterns forming an eight-pointed star inside an
octagonal flower. At the center of the star is a
scaled fish, symbolizing fertility, with a small
circle inside its triangular head marking the eye.
This is a recurrent design denoting the means of
protection against the evil eye. The fish is
flanked by two hands in relief. |
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Khamsa, silver, gilt, set with gems, Fez,
Morocco. Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv. |
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Silver, repousse, set with a gem and
inlaid with champleve enamel,
Messa, South Morocco, 1920
H 13.6 cm, W 9.6 cm
The floral design is enclosed in a double
ring and set with stone. Beneath it hangs
a coin stamped with the year 1299 (1879),
denoting plenty and prosperity. this
enameled Khamsa is also typical of
Jewish metalworking in south Morocco. |
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JNF, 1977, plan for the khamsa - shaped
Baba Sali park in Netivot, Israel. |
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Paper with popular symbols inside a pouch tied
with red string. Meant to be placed in the bed of
a sick child, Gross Family Collection Tel Aviv. |
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Logo of the Society for the
Prevention of Violence Against Women. |
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Khamsa, paper, Blessing for the household
decorated with fish, Stars of David, Khamsas
and menorahs. Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv |
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Khamsa, metal. with blue bead and eye.
Eretz Israel Museum Collection, Tel Aviv. |
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Key chain with a picture of a rabbi on its one
side, a prayer for safe travel on the other.
Gross Family collection, Tel Aviv. |
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Khamsa, tin, At the center is the word
'Shaddai' flanked by fish, fingers decorated
with hands and eyes. Jerusalem, 1980's.
Hagit Matras Collection, Jerusalem. |
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Amulet shaped like a clenched fist, brass,
Eretz Israel Museum Collection, Tel Aviv |
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Khamsa with blue beads, an "eye" and five
hangers Hagit Matras Collection, Jerusalem |
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