Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Oded Löbl |
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Album of photographs by Avraham Soskin in honor of Tel Aviv
Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem Binding: olive-wood marquetry, inlaid with engraved ivory, mother-of-pearl, and silver; Clasp buckle: silver, stamped Inscribed with the Ten Commandments; "As a mark of submission and recognition"; "Hommage de reconaissance" Signed on the back cover: "Made in the Bezalel School; carving in ivory by Meir Gur-Arie; silver repoussé by Ze'ev Raban; drawings by Shmuel Ben David; marquetry by Eliyahu Eidem; Jerusalem." On the clasp: "Samson and the lion"; on a mother-of-pearl plaque on the back: "Tel Aviv" H: 23; W: 30 cm The Alan and Riva Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum Accession number: B09.1148 ; 174/327 |
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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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