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Round box with depictions of the biblical spies, a watchman on a horse, and a camel rider
“Bezalel”, Jerusalem 1912-16 Reuven Lifshitz (Leaf) Brass, etched Inscribed in Hebrew: “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither; let my tongue stick to my palate if I cease to think of you” [Ps 136:5–6]; “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” and “If not now, when?” [Ethics of the Fathers 1:14] Signed: "Bezalel Jerusalem R. Lifshitz" H: 4.5; Diam: 11 cm The Alan and Riva Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum Accession number: B09.0877 ; 174/285 |
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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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