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Lot #
25434
Auction End Date
12/8/2009 12:38:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
Title Information
Title (English)
Mizrah - Shivviti
Title (Hebrew)
קמיע לבית המדרש
Author
[Kabbalah]
City
North Africa
Publication Date
19th cent.
Collection Information
Independent Item
This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
Description Information
Physical
Description
[1] p., 150:120 mm., light age staining, ink fading from exposure to sun or intense heat, ink on heavy paper.
Detailed
Description
Mizrah poster in the form of an amulet with Divine and Angelic names displayed on a shield with a Magen David at the center. Shivviti is of the verse: "I have set the Lord always before me" (Ps. 16:8) as a part of the daily prayer, the word became a cliche for Jewish devotion and common language. During the 18th and 19th centuries, and up to the present a votive tablet called "Shivviti," principally containing the above verse, was put up in front of those praying in the synagogue. These synagogue plaques contain other verses, concerning the Law and the Torah. Most of them were profusely decorated in shapes and colors. The most common motifs of decoration were the seven-branched menorah of the Temple, and symbolic buildings representing different "Holy Places" in Erez Israel, such as Jerusalem or the tombs of sages and righteous men. Some are decorated with animals or mythical beasts and persons. Others serve as amulets, containing magical symbols, such as the Magen David, and magical verses. Most of the Shivviti plaques derive from Eastern Europe in the 19th century. There are, however, some plaques which come from North Africa, mainly from Morocco.
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Listing Classification
Period
19th Century:
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Location
Other:
North Africa
Subject
Kabbalah:
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Characteristic
Language:
Hebrew
Manuscript Type
Other:
Mizrah
Kind of Judaica
