Oil lamp with eight lights used for the holiday of Hanukkah, cast and cut brass, triangular back wall with Star of David, row of cut horseshoe arches and inscription in low relief 'The commandment is a candle and the Torah is light', missing Shamash and wick container.
Ritual artifact
Jewish holidays
Hanukkah
light
Jewish motifs
Jewish Community of Ioannina
Date:
[Early 20th century] [Create]
Creator:
N/A
Format:
H15; W16,3 cm; metal
Source:
The Jewish Museum of Greece
Rights:
Society of Epirotic Studies - The Jewish Museum of Greece
Publisher:
The Jewish Museum of Greece
Data Provider:
The Jewish Museum of Greece
Type:
text
Provider:
Judaica Europeana, Greece