Hanukkah lamp
Hanukkah Lamp
late 18th century or early 19th century
late 18th century or early 19th century
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
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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| Title | Hanukkah lamp |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Physical description | Brass Hanukah lamp, held together with pins and thumb - nuts. The back is pierced with foliage and two kneeling reindeer, looking back over their shoulders and holding leaves in their mouths; above are two stylised bird (peacocks?) The sides are formed as lion rampant, with a candle socket and grease pan screwed to the end of each tail to act as a shammash (servitor light) orSabbath candle holder. The front is pierced with a cable pattern and the nozzles of the eight lamps, all cut from one plate, project from below. |
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| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.414-1956 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2002 |
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