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Obj. ID: 18830
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  Hanukkah lamp, Poland, 19th century

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1986

The brass free-standing back-walled Hanukah lamp consists of eight oil containers, a parapet, back, and sidewalls.

Eight triangular rectangular oil containers are fastened to the back wall and enclosed behind a rectangular parapet, which consists of seven oval openings in diamond-shaped frames. There are circles in between the ovals. Two details with the crew are attached to the upper part of the parapet. Currently, the parapet is attached to the central part of the side walls by a wire, but originally it had to be placed at the bottom.

The back wall resembles a facade of a building. In the center of the wall, there is an arched door flanked by two pilasters and by two arched windows, which are slightly higher than the door. The back wall bears a brick design. There is an oval window above the door. The pilasters “support” a balcony decorated by two rows of holes. The balcony is surmounted by an arcade of eight horseshoe arches, which supports a slanted roof. The roof has a wavy rim and two “chimneys” on top.

The roof is surmounted by two birds facing outwards, flanking a vase-shaped composition.

The sidewalls of the lamp consist, each, of a rampant lion, climbing on a tree and facing outward, while holding with its tale a vase-shaped candle socket with a saucer.

For similar or identical Hanukkah lamps see CJA objects 278032354218830188291362343542832241822452105185518541062

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Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
19th century
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Artist/ Maker
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Origin
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Brass, copper
Material Stucture
cast
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
screwed, pinned
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
340 mm
Length
Width
213 mm
Depth
74 mm (candle sockets)
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
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
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
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Steiglitz, no. 154. Narkiss, Mordechai, Menorat ha-hanukah (Jerusalem, 1939),p. 41 and plate XXXI, no. 88. Israel Museum, Hanukkah Lamp (1978), pl. 3.
Type
Documenter
Talia Arohk Siton | 8.1986
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2019
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