Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Oded Löbl |
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Hanukkah lamp showing Maccabees purifying the Temple
Jerusalem 1914-29 Sharar workshop, Bezalel Brass sheet, stamped and silver-plated Inscribed in Hebrew: “And they purified the Courtyard and everything in it” (Maccabees 4:47); “Bezalel Jerusalem” H: 20; W: 20; D: 6.2 cm The Alan and Riva Slifka Collection in the Israel Museum Accession number: B09.0524 ; 118/958 |
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Publications: Beauty and Sanctity: the Israel Museum at 40. A Series of Exhibitions Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2006 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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