[Amulet against evil eye] Spring of fishes

30 cm x 30 cm
acrylic paint on fiberboard
text: (according to Havdalah derabbi Akiva) eleven verses from Tanach, beginning and ending with the letter NUN. And verse from Genesis (Bereshit) 49:22

“A charming son is Josef, a charming son to the eye […].”

The Aramaic NUN means „fish” and fish is a symbol of Divine Protection.

Leviticus (Vayikra) 13:9, Numbers (Bamidbar) 32:32, Deuteronomy (Dvarim) 18:15, Psalms 5:46; 78:12; 77:21, Book of Proverbs (Mishlei) 17:7; 20:27, Song of Songs (Shir hashirim) 4:11, Jeremiah 50:8, I Chronicles (I Divrei hayamim) 12:2