Hanukkah Lamp
18th century (made)
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Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It celebrates the victory of Judas Maccabeus over the Syrian king Antiochus Epiphanes and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 165 BC. This winter festival lasts eight days and an extra flame is lit for each night of the festival.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Brass, cast pierced, repoussé cut and soldered |
| Brief description | Hanukkah lamp, brass, Netherlands, 1700-1800. |
| Physical description | Brass Hanukkah lamp with eight lights. Cast and pierced back plate surmounted by a magen David (Star of David), with a shammash (servitor lamp) and a Hebrew inscription. The outer part of the back plate is hammered, forming a plain wall bracket, with a row of repoussé bosses along the front wall of the drip pan. , |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The backplate with a Hebrew inscription
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| Object history | Purchased from Mrs C.E.S. Watson |
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| Summary | Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It celebrates the victory of Judas Maccabeus over the Syrian king Antiochus Epiphanes and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 165 BC. This winter festival lasts eight days and an extra flame is lit for each night of the festival. |
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| Accession number | M.102-1912 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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