Home
The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art🔍 Historic Synagogues of Europe A Catalogue of Wall Paintings in Central and East European Synagogues A Catalogue of Illuminated Esther Scrolls Slovenian Jewish Heritage Gross Family Collection Ursula and Kurt Schubert Archives Holocaust Memorial Monuments
☰    
Object Alone

Obj. ID: 6724  Hanukkah lamp, Italy

© U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown, .

The brass hanging back-walled Hanukah lamp consists of a row of eight oil containers and a back wall.

A row of eight round spouted oil containers is fastened to the lower side of the back wall. The architectural back wall is mounted over a horizontal inscripted bar. The back wall consists of a tripod urn supporting a vase with a torch, flanked by two rampant lions. The composition is framed by rocailles at each side. The back wall is topped by a dome decorated with a conch pattern and bears a hanging hole at the top. There is an inscription on the band that reads: כי נר מצוה ותורה אור !For the commandment is a lamp; and the Law is light!...(Prov. 6:23)

The object is identical to the Hanukkah lamp from the National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana (CJA object 33677).

0 image(s)

This set has no children

sub-set tree:

Name/Title
Hanukkah lamp | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Date
19th century?
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
Unknown |
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Period Detail
Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
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
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
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
The description of this object was written by the researchers of the Center for Jewish Art
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
|
Researcher
|
Architectural Drawings
|
Computer Reconsdivuction
|
Section Head
|
Language Editor
|
Donor
|
Edit Obj. ID: 6724
Ministry of Science
ARRS