Hanukkah Lamp
16th 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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| Materials and techniques | cast |
| Brief description | Hanukka lamp, bronze, Italy, 1500-1600. |
| Physical description | Backplate of Hanukkah lamp, cast bronze. It has an openwork design of grotesque figures, masks and foliage, symmetrically arranged on either side of a central winged figure. The apex of the triangle formed by the backplate consists of a mask supported by two putti which also flank the shammash (servitor lamp). The base, ornamented with a band of guilloche, has two holes for the attahchment of the lamp tray, which is missing. |
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| Object history | Purchased for £1 form an unknown vendor. |
| 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 | 4366-1857 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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