Name/Title

Amuletic spoon

Entry/Object ID

K_0250

Tags

main display

Description

Cast, engraved and chased. Handle in shape of a fish. Engraved with national symbol of Iran: lion against a rising sun. Hebrew inscription: "May what we eat and drink be to our satisfaction and have medicinal effects." Reference: Treasures of Jewish art from the Jacobo and Asea Furman Collection of Judaica p. 228-229

Made/Created

Place

Country

Iran

Continent

Asia

Region

Middle East

Notes

Date made: 19th century

Dimensions

Height

5-1/8 in

Material

silver