Bidspirit auction | Amulet Plate – ”Ben Porat

Amulet Plate – ”Ben Porat Yosef”, Damascus A plate with the inscription ”Ben Porat Yosef”. [Syria, mid-20th century]. Brass plate with silver and copper decorations (Damascene craft). Geometrical decorations with the verse from Jacob's blessing to his sons: (”Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well”). This verse is known to have apotropaic meaning. Diameter: 19 cm.