Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Elie Posner |
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Hanukkah lamp adorned with damascene work and a crescent
Damascus, Syria Silversmith: Morice Masslaton Copper sheet, engraved and punched; silver thread; brass, cast; damascene work Inscribed in Hebrew and Arabic: “These lights are sacred”; in Hebrew: “This hanukkah lamp to the Shmaya synagogue in Damascus” and the Hebrew year 5685 H: 28; W: 33 cm Accession number: B67.0500 ; 118/573 |
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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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