Tzedakah Tatzil Me'Maves
Hand wrought silver " bowl" depicting skeleton head and Hebrew inscription: "Charity Shall Avert Death". A very rare and unusual item from Ukraine, 18-19th century.
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Rare antique spelter Tzedakah charity box, Hungary, Ca 1900, Judaica. Of rectangular shape set on the front with a plaque inscribed in Hebrew and Hungarian "Tzedakah Tatsil Me'Mavet" (Charity will save from death).
(Picture courtesy of Parasel.org)
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