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Place of Origin: African
Ethiopian Bronze Hanging Coptic Censer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural bronze object is a 19th-century liturgical censer, or thurible, used for guided prayer and ritual ceremony within the Coptic O...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Antique African Moroccan Tuareg Carved Wood Medicinal Flask 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique North African Moroccan Tuareg wood medicinal flask.
Rare late 19th century medicinal flask box from The Tuareg in South Morocco with a drum-shaped body hand carved wood with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Islamic Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Brass Morrocan Amulet, Antique Judaica From Morroco
Located in New York, NY
This antique brass amulet from Morocco stands out as a unique and intriguing piece of Judaica, notable for its departure from the conventional forms of sacred text or Kabbalistic sym...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century North African Calligraphy Manuscript Leaves, Set of Six
Located in Stamford, CT
Group of 6 colorful pages of a 19th century North African prayer book with expressive calligraphic script in black ink with red, green and yellow highlights. These are truly miniatur...
Category
Mid-19th Century Islamic Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tin and Glass Synagogue Hanging Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Impressive lamp, in unique folk craftsmanship, metal sheet, bent and sawn; small glass plaques in various textures and colors.
General shape is of a star with eight points, with spa...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Metal
A Moroccan Brass Hamsa Amulet
Located in New York, NY
This striking Hamsa amulet, crafted in Morocco in the early 20th century, captures the rich artistic heritage of North Africa. Fashioned from warm, aged brass, the piece features a b...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
1940s Arts and Crafts Vintage African Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
$1,000
Moroccan Copper Hanukkah Lamp Judaica Menorah
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan copper Hanukkah metal lamp menorah.
Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah Lamp in Brass with Openwork Pattern.
Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah lamp in coppe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts African Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Copper
Early 20th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Hanging brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, Morocco, circa 1900.
Decorated with openwork, engravings, and with figures of birds on both sides.
Made of heavy cast brass, the backplate is pi...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century North-African "Fleur-de-lis" Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Algeria, late 19th century or early 20th century.
Unique design. Backplate is decorated with vegetal motifs and with a number of medallions, a small shield...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Algerian Palace-Shaped Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah lamp shaped like a palace, surmounted by Islamic crescent. Made in Laghouat, Algeria.
The Hanukkah lamp is made of two parts: a pierced and engraved brass in the shape of ...
Category
1930s Islamic Vintage African Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century North-African Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade gilt silver Torah pointer (Yad), probably Morocco, circa 1880.
Engraved in Hebrew: "For the soul of the virgin Tova daughter of Erza Asher.
Every item in Menorah Galleries...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Silver
African Rosewood Hand Carved Sculpture of Holy Mary Holding Baby Jesus
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Midcentury African rosewood sculpture wonderfully hand carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child, with great detailing and beautiful face.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Rosewood
Moroccan Jewish Judaica Khamsa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Jewish Judaica brass khamsa. (Hand of Fatima) This beautiful piece of folk brass art originates from Morocco, North Africa. The Judaica khamsa...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Post World War II South African Hebrew Inscribed Metal School Supply Box
Located in New York, NY
Metal school supply box sent by the South Africa Jewish Wars Appeal to the Wels displaced persons (DP) camp in Austria, 1947.
Painted blue and white with th...
Category
1940s Vintage African Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Hanukkah lamp, cast brass, rivets, Algeria, circa 1880.
Crescent-shaped back plate, with eight gates, a vase with flowers, apertures in veget...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century brass casted Hanukkah lamp made in Algeria. The lamp is made of three central parts: its body, a tray for placing the oil candles, and a holder for the servant li...
Category
Late 19th Century Islamic Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
The hanging back-walled Hanukkah Lamp is made of brass and consists of a row of oil containers, a back and sides wall, and a hanger. A row of eight rectangular spouted oil containers is attached to the back and side walls. The pointed arch openwork back wall is flanked by two hand shaped (Hamsa) finials and is divided into two parts. The rectangular lower part is composed of a row of eight architectural arches in Islamic gate (Michreb) design. The triangular upper part bears a floral decoration. The side walls are composed of an Islamic arch...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
A Moroccan Charity Container, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
This Moroccan charity container from around 1920 is a unique artifact that represents the containers that were often used for collecting donations or contributions for various charit...
Category
1920s Vintage African Religious Items
Materials
Tin
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Located in Vosselaar, BE
A polished hardstone disc. Provenance unknown but probably a early 20th century Hawaiin Ulu Maika stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Haw...
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Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
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Moroccan Vintage Berber Tribal Ethnic Cuff
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
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Located in Beuzevillette, FR
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A pair of Turkish 19th century antique Ottoman embroideries
Turkey, 19th century
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Early 20th Century Antique Brass Judaica Menorah by the Bezalel Academy
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th Century Modern African Religious Items
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19th Century French Copper and Brass Military Powder Flask
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very original 19th century French copper and brass military powder flask patented by Boche in Paris (signature on the plug and also on the base).
The top of the plug is made with h...
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Materials
Brass, Copper
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God Lamp / Church Chandelier Brass Early 20th Century Sanctuary Lamp Art Nouveau
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
God's Lamp/Church Chandelier brass early 20th century Sanctuary lamp Art Nouveau style
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Early 20th Century Gothic Revival African Religious Items
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Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Unique Mezuzah
Located in Doha, QA
“You shall be blessed when you come, and you shall be blessed when you depart “- translated Hebrew lettering engraved on the front.
This is an incredibly intricate hand crafted 925 s...
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Mid-20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Spanish, 1850s Fair Carousel Wooden Dog
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish, vintage hand painted wooden dog with stuck out tongue, from an old fair ground Carousel.
Category
Mid-19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Large and Very Rare Silver-Inlaid Antique Judaica Tray
Located in London, GB
A large and very rare silver-inlaid antique Judaica tray
Jerusalem, c.1900
Height 2.5cm, diameter 62cm
This large and remarkable work is a copper and silver-inlaid antique Jewish tray, featuring meticulous and exceptional metalwork, and was made in Jerusalem around the turn of the twentieth century.
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Materials
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Antique 1894 Sterling Silver Judaica Mezuzah
Located in Doha, QA
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Materials
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Bronze primitive Christian crucifix "Nkangi Kiditu" made by Bakongo people DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
This crucifix, cast in solid bronze, is known as a Nkangi Kiditu, qui signifie « Christ protecteur », and is from the Kongo people of the Congo. Christ is portrayed with his head inclined to the left, his eyes closed and his mouth shut. The right ankle over the left, with a small loin cloth cast, the nipples marked and with radiating geometric patterns to denote his ribs and hair. The Christ figure is stylized, the face severely abstracted and hands and feet treated as fanlike forms.The Portuguese presence in the coastal regions of west Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries saw the local tribal people absorb European influence. The Kingdom of Kongo, founded in the 14th century, has some of the earliest Christian influence in sub-Saharan Africa. The conversion to Christianity in 1512 of King Alfoso I of the Kongo saw the subsequent creation by Kongolese bronze casters of Christian crucifixes...
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Located in Hastings, GB
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19th Century Greek Revival Antique African Religious Items
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Ethiopian Bronze Coptic Cross, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricate Ethiopian bronze cross exemplifies a style unique to the region's Coptic subset of the Christian faith. The exquisitely detailed perforated form is connected by a long...
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20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
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Large brass Coptic cross, Ethiopia, late 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large processional cross in gilt brass, with openwork and engraved decoration featuring the Virgin Mary, the Infant Jesus, saints and angels.
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Late 18th Century Other Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Ethiopian Coptic Processional Cross, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricate Ethiopian processional cross exemplifies a style unique to the region's Coptic subset of the Christian faith. The exquisite...
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Early 20th Century African Religious Items
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Ethiopian Coptic Processional Cross, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century African Religious Items
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Ethiopian Coptic Processional Cross, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricate Ethiopian processional cross exemplifies a style unique to the region's Coptic subset of the Christian faith. The exquisite...
Category
Early 20th Century African Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Ethiopian Bronze Hanging Coptic Censer, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural bronze object is a 19th-century liturgical censer, or thurible, used for guided prayer and ritual ceremony within the Coptic O...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique African Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Hanging North African Hanukkah Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage hannukah menorah. This piece is cast brass that has aged beautifully with an ornate design that is beautiful and inspiring. The pati...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage African Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Coptic Hand Cross, Ethiopia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Coptic hand cross, Ethiopia
Carried by hand during services
Ethiopia
Copper alloy
Mid 20th century
Measures: 9 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 23 x 11 x 1 cm
Hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other African Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Coptic Hand Cross, Ethiopia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Coptic hand cross, Ethiopia.
Carried by hand during services
Ethiopia
Silver-plated copper alloy
Mid 20th century
Measures: 15.5 x 5.75 x 0.5 in. / 3...
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Mid-20th Century Other African Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Coptic Hand Cross, Ethiopia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Coptic hand cross, Ethiopia
Carried by hand during services
Silver-plated copper alloy
Mid 20th century
Measures: 17.75 x 5.75 x 0.625 in. / 45 x 15 x...
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Mid-20th Century Other African Religious Items
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Silver Plate, Bronze
