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The Copper Laver consists of a body and two handles. The round body has straight bottom and its edge is widening outwards. The two flat handles are placed close together. It is decorated in the centre from right to left: a bunch of grapes; a candlestick with a candle with a flame; two fishes (the upper looking left, the lower looking right) and three Star of David above. on both sides of the central Star of David is written:

"כשר")מצד ימין( "לפסח" )מצד שמאל( "kosher" (on the right) "for Passover" (on the left).

Below there is a band divided into sections. each one bearing inscription (from right to left):

" ראובן; לוי שמעון; יהודה; יששכר; זבולון; בנימין; דן; נפתלי; גד; אאר; מנחם; אפרים"

Reuben; Levi and Simeon; Juda; Issachar; Zebulun; Benjamin; Dan; Naphtali; Gad; Asher; Menaahem; Ephraim

On the upper part, there is a wavy hand. each section depicts (from the right to the left): sun rising from the sea (facing left); jug and sword (?); a lion; a kid; a boat; a wolf (facing left); a snake (facing left); a deer (facing right); a boat; a plant; a palm; two branches of grapes; The depictions above correspond with the inscriptions below.

Name/Title
Laver | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
18??
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Congregation
Unknown
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Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Copper? Brass? ##Structure: copper?, hammerd## Decoration: engraved##Bonding: screud
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
160mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
540mm (with handel 570)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| N.Y. (M.P.R.) 1.1995
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.