Spice box
Spice Box
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
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This spice box would have been used in the Havdalah ceremony. It is a ceremony which marks the conclusion of the Sabbath and Holy days. In the ceremony of Havdalah aromatic spices are inhaled to revive the soul, after the departure of the special Shabbat soul. Typical spices used at this time were wild myrtle, balsam, jasmin, rosemary, nutmeg or mixed spices.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Spice box |
| Materials and techniques | Silver filigree |
| Brief description | Spice box. Austrian (from Linz): 17th century, silver filigree Judaica. Spice box lid. Austrian (from Linz): 17th century; Lid |
| Physical description | Spice box of silver filigree in the form of a tower with a spire, on a stem with a small knop flaring out to a square base standing on four ring shaped feet. The tower is surmounted by a silver flagstaff and a pivoted flag, with similar but smaller flagstaffs at each corner. There is a small hinged door in one side of the tower for the introduction of spices. Three of the smaller flags and some filigree are missing. |
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| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Historical context | ex loan 4932 |
| Summary | This spice box would have been used in the Havdalah ceremony. It is a ceremony which marks the conclusion of the Sabbath and Holy days. In the ceremony of Havdalah aromatic spices are inhaled to revive the soul, after the departure of the special Shabbat soul. Typical spices used at this time were wild myrtle, balsam, jasmin, rosemary, nutmeg or mixed spices. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.409-1956 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2002 |
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