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Egypt amulets 3 (hirz text scroll)

Posted by Johanne on January 2, 2012 at 6:46pm
Egypt hirz with text-scroll. Qu'ran text. Hand-written, the amulet-case has a hallmark with a cat and a K. 1935?It's 6,5cm (2,5inch) tall.
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  • Joost Daalder January 4, 2012 at 7:53am

    Nice to have the contents of the amulet along with it. Usually the tube is empty.

  • Eva Baby January 4, 2012 at 1:13pm

    Wonderful set with the text roll!!!!

  • Johanne January 5, 2012 at 10:53am

    @Joost Daalder

    Yes you're right, I've read that before selling it, the owner usually takes out the contents. It can give him bad luck to leave it inside.

  • Joost Daalder January 5, 2012 at 11:26am

    How interesting, Johanne. I had never realised that that might be the reasoning. Rather, I suspected that the owner might keep the protective force of the contents and transfer them to the next piece! But actually one could of course do that AND in one hit achieve the purpose which you mention, which sounds like the primary one!

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