Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
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Vase with depictions of the Wailing Wall and the Tower of David, made from artillery shell
Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem 1906-29 Brass, etched Inscribed in Hebrew: "In commemoration of the liberation of Jerusalem 1917” (from Turkish rule by the British army) H: 28; Diam: 9 cm The Alan and Riva Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum Accession number: B09.0870 ; 174/281 |
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Publications: Benjamin, Chaya, Early Israeli Arts and Crafts: Bezalel Treasures from the Alan B. Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2008, English / Hebrew Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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