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Late 19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
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Handmade hanging brass Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Tetuán, Morocco, circa 1880.
Engraved above the oil fonts in Hebrew: “Blessed shall you be in your comings and blessed shall you be in your goings” [Deut 28:6]
Decorated on the back plate with Temple Menorah with Hebrew text between the branches, the Hebrew text contains various verses from Tehillim (Psalms).
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 finial. The biblical inscriptions were believed to endow the lamp with the power to protect the home. But along with the decorative elements, they reveal a connection between the craftsmen and the Jewish professional scribes who illustrated marriage contracts (ketubbot) and various types of plaques for the home or synagogue, using similar patterns. Tetuán was a thriving center of Torah study and Jewish learning for centuries. Its Jewish population consisted of descendants of Jews expelled from Spain, as well as Jews from other Moroccan cities and from Livorno in Italy.
Every item in Menorah Galleries is accompanied by a Lifetime Certificate of Authenticity and additional documentation and information regarding the individual artifact and its culture.
- Dimensions:Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1880
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- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5281219862752
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