Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Yoram Lehmann |
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Glass for a burial society’s annual banquet
Prague, Bohemia Glass, enamel paint H: 24.5; Diam: 15.7 cm Accession number: B51.01.0152 ; 133/113 |
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This glass, one of a few surviving examples from Bohemia, was used by the members of the hevra kadisha at their annual banquet, held on the day traditionally designated as the anniversary of Moses’ death. The painting in the middle depicts a funeral procession led by a man putting a coin into an alms box, alongside the verse “Righteousness [Charity] saves from death” [Proverbs 10:2]. The inscriptions consist of biblical and Talmudic phrases concerning not only death and mourning, but also the drinking of wine in celebration of life. They include the name Baruch Segal Austerlitz of Kolin, possibly the donor of the glass. Publications: The Jewish World 365 Days, from the Collections of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, U.S.A., 2004 Zalmona, Yigal, ed., The Israel Museum at 40: Masterworks of Beauty and Sanctity, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005 The Israel Museum, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005 Beauty and Sanctity: the Israel Museum at 40. A Series of Exhibitions Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2006 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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