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Obj. ID: 14508
Sacred and Ritual Objects
  Ner Tamid (Eternal light), 18??

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1985

The octagonal eternal lamp consists of a body, a head and a hanger. The octagonal body surmounts a base shaped as a concave flower with eight petals and a protruding center at the core of which is a globular pendant.

 The body bears eight rectangular facets, each of which is framed by bands perforated with stars of David. The body is surrounded on top and bottom by protruding bands. The upper band is surmounted by crenellations ending with a star.

 A dome head decorated with openwork flowers tops the body. The head terminates with a hanger consisting of a plate surmounted by a vase-like apex and a ring.

 

Summary and Remarks

1. According to the caretaker of the synagogue, the lamp is from the end of the 19th century.

2. The eternal light was originally an oil lamp. Now it is lit with electricity.

Remarks

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Name/Title
Ner Tamid (Eternal light) | Unknown
Object Detail
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Date
18??
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Material / Technique
Copper, red glass
Structure: raised, folded
Decoration: chased, engraved, drilled
Bonding: soldered
Inscription: not relevant
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Ornamentation
Custom
The eternal light is suspended in front of the Torah ark.
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