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Img. ID: 3346

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 03.11.91
The brass free-standing back-walled Hanukah^lamp consists of a row of oil containers,a back and side walls, a Shamash, and legs. A row of eight rectangular spouted oil containers is attache to the lower back wall. The back wall consits of two units. The lower unit is an openwork rectanglular screen, decorated with three rows of quatrefoil cartouches. Three quatrefoil cartouches, split in half, are in the center. The upper unit is composed of a Star^of^David, flanked by two heraldic lions facing each other holding a crown, surmounted by another Star of David. The openwork side walls are in the shape of a lion. A candle holder for the Shamash is attached to the top of the back wall, above the upper Star of David. Each side wall stands on two legs. The front legs are in the form of lions paws, while the back legs are in the shape of chair legs :MED : Metal:DER : 7284-III1a7284-III3f, Cro
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1800-1825
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
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Unknown
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Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Brass
Material Stucture
cast
Material Decoration
chased, punched
Material Bonding
screwed hinged
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
:MH : 171mm (back); 115mm (sides)
:MWI : 215mm (back); 38mm (sides)
:MDE : 42mm (oil containers)
Height
171mm (back); 115mm (sides)
Length
Width
215mm (back); 38mm (sides)
Depth
42mm (oil containers)
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Weight
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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
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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
:BIB : see also: Steiglitz, 1978, fig.154. Other similar lamps that were used for Shabbath as well, see also: ibid, figs 150-157.
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Volume
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Documenter
| R.S. (L.F.) 11.1992
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Language Editor
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Negative/Photo. No.