Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Avraham Hay |
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Hanukkah lamp modeled after ancient earthenware lamps
Djerba, Tunisia ca. 18th century Earthenware, glazed H: 5; W: 40 cm The Zeyde Schulmann Collection in the Israel Museum Accession number: B63.11.3170 ; 118/465 |
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This lamp is apparently modeled after one of the earliest known forms of Hanukkah lamps. Remnants of a similar Hanukkah lamp were unearthed within the ruins of a medieval synagogue, discovered in an archaeological dig in the town of Lorca, near the city of Murcia in southeastern Spain. Publications: 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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