Amulet
Djerba, Tunisia, c.1940
Publisher: Haddad
Paper, ink, printed

Printed on colored paper, this amulet uses a host of symbolic representations, including roosters, fish, the hamsah, and a Magen David. The Haddad press in djerba made a number of amulets such as this one, in different designs, in addition to the printing of prayer books.

Height: 28.2 cm, Width: 41.8 cm

enlarge