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Obj. ID: 6635
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  Candlesticks, Afghanistan, 19??

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1987
The silver candlestick consists of a tray, a shaft, and a candle socket.##The tray is round and has wavy edge. It is encircled by five bands bearing geometrical patterns and inscriptions in Arabic. The shaft is cylindrical and tapering. It is decorated with both vertical and encircling bands of foliate pattern. The shaft is surmounted by a large domed capital. The capital is encircled by four bands of foliate pattern. The candle socket is cylindrical with a flat top. It is decorated by vertical bands of foliate pattern.
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