Hanukkah

Hanukkah commemorates the miraculous reconsecration of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees in 164 B.C.E, following their victory over the Syrian-Greek armies of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The main feature of the festival is the lighting at home of an additional light of the Hanukkah lamp on each of the eight days of the festival (25 Kislev - 2 Tevet). More

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Hanukkah lamp adorned with sea horses, mermaids, and putti Italy 16th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with rampant lions Italy 16th century	Hanukkah lamp decorated with grotesques, dragons, sphinx, and cornucopias Italy 16th century	Hanukkah lamp with depictions of angels and horn-blowing centaurs Italy 16th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with family emblem, angels, and grotesque figures Italy 17th century
Hanukkah lamp adorned with mermaids, angels, and dolphins Italy 16th century