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Dark stone Hanukkah lamp with three oil containers
Taroudant, Morocco 18th- early 19th century Steatite (soapstone), carved and chased The Zeyde Schulmann Collection in the Israel Museum B63.11.3357 118/497 H: 2.8; L: 17.5 cm Benjamin, Chaya, North African Lights, Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Schulman ...
Hanukkah lamp shaped like a palace, surmounted by Islamic crescent and star
Eliyahu, Lallu Silversmith: Lallu Eliyahu Laghouat, Algeria 1932 Brass, pierced and engraved; sheet copper The Zeyde Schulmann Collection in the Israel Museum B63.11.3174 118/446 H: 31; W: 26 cm Benjamin, Chaya, North African Lights, Hanukkah Lamps from ...
Backplate of a Hanukkah lamp with Hanukkah lamp motif
Austria Late 19th-early 20th century Brass sheet, stamped and partly silver-plated Received through JRSO (Jewish Restitution Successor Organization), Wiesbaden collecting point B50.02.1983 118/360 H: 9; W: 12.3 cm Jewish Art Photo © The Israel Museum, ...
Hanukkah lamp adorned with Hanukkah lamp flanked by rampant lions
Herfurth, Rötger (Rüdiger) Silversmith: Rötger (Rüdiger) Herfurth (active 1748–76) Frankfurt, Germany 1748-76 Silver, repoussé, engraved, cut, and partly gilt The Stieglitz Collection was donated to the Museum with the contribution of Erica and Ludwig ...
Stone Hanukkah lamp with remnant of early handle (?)
The use of stone- a material “which is not susceptible to impurity”- in the making of Hanukkah lamps represents the vestiges of an ancient practice. Stone symbolizes time, tradition, and nobility. The choice of stone rather than shiny metal also stemmed ...
Hanukkah lamp adorned with Temple Menorah
This Hanukkah lamp from Tetuán in northern Morocco bears a depiction of the menorah on the center of the back plate, between two twisted columns, each surmounted by a decorative bird. The biblical inscriptions were believed to endow the lamp with the ...
Porcelain Hanukkah lamp painted with bouquet of flowers
Gorodnitza, Ukraine 19th century Manufacturer: F. Susmann Porcelain, painted and glazed The Feuchtwanger Collection, purchased and donated by Baruch and Ruth Rappaport, Geneva HF 0372 118/638 H: 12.5; W: 20.5 cm Shachar, Isaiah, Jewish Tradition in Art: ...
Hanukkah lamp surmounted by clock
Moscow, Russia 1841 Silver, repoussé, engraved, cast, and partly gilt, corals and glass Collection of Dr. Albert Ticho, Jerusalem, in the Israel Museum B83.0887 118/528 H: 36; W: 20 cm Jewish Art Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Elie Posner Jewish Art ...
Hanukkah lamp adorned with menorah and lions
Bezalel work Sharar workshop, Bezalel Jerusalem 1914-29 Brass sheet, stamped O.S.B66.2697 118/300 H: 8.5; L: 12.5 cm Jewish Art Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Elie Posner Jewish Art and Life Inscribed in Hebrew: “Hanukkah”; “These lights are sacred” ...
