Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Avraham Hay |
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Hanukkah lamp adorned with Moorish gates and fleurs-de-lis
Sefrou, Morocco 19th century Brass, cast Inscribed in Hebrew: “For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [Torah] is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life” [Prov 6:23] H: 21.3; W: 12.4 cm The Feuchtwanger Collection, purchased and donated by Baruch and Ruth Rappaport, Geneva Accession number: HF 0380 ; 118/646 |
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Publications: Shachar, Isaiah, Jewish Tradition in Art: The Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1981 Benjamin, Chaya, North African Lights, Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Schulman Collection in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2003, 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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