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MAGIC SCROLL, in Ge'ez, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM.
1223 x 95mm. 2 membranes, one column of text written in a neat traditional hand in black ink, rubrics in red, with three paintings in red, black and ochre, depicting a Guardian Angel, apotropaic diagram representing the Seal of Solomon, and a lion (some darkening to top of scroll).
An attractive Ethiopic amulet scroll, with a particularly appealing painting of a lion. Such scrolls carry magic formulas and prayers for protection against the Evil Eye, malevolent spirits and physical ailments, with spells in both textual and figural form. The Seal of Solomon, shown in varying forms as a face within an 8-pointed star set within a grid of 9 squares, is included for the purpose of scaring away demons. The majority of scrolls, as here, include a guardian angel, the most important of whom is the archangel Fanuel, who was especially effective in curing ailments.
1223 x 95mm. 2 membranes, one column of text written in a neat traditional hand in black ink, rubrics in red, with three paintings in red, black and ochre, depicting a Guardian Angel, apotropaic diagram representing the Seal of Solomon, and a lion (some darkening to top of scroll).
An attractive Ethiopic amulet scroll, with a particularly appealing painting of a lion. Such scrolls carry magic formulas and prayers for protection against the Evil Eye, malevolent spirits and physical ailments, with spells in both textual and figural form. The Seal of Solomon, shown in varying forms as a face within an 8-pointed star set within a grid of 9 squares, is included for the purpose of scaring away demons. The majority of scrolls, as here, include a guardian angel, the most important of whom is the archangel Fanuel, who was especially effective in curing ailments.
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