Name/Title
Tallis bagEntry/Object ID
K_0997Description
Rare and valuable museum piece. There are two additional and only exemplars of a similar item: one is in the permanent exhibition of the Israel Museum and was almost ceryainly crafted by the same silversmith seven years earlier. The second is in the Gross Family Collection; it too was apparently crafted by the same silversmith ten years earlier. Impressive and extraordinary Algerian Tallit bag: whereas textile Tallit bags are most common, silver ones are extremely rare. The size and volume of the bag make a monumental impression. One side of the bag is decorated with the Temple Menorah and additional objects, two gilded Hamsas and decorative plant motifs. Above the Menorah, there is a gilded plate with gilded Hebrew letter of the owner's name - 'מימון - כאמון'. On the other side of the bag, two large gilded lions holding agilded shield with the year the bag was crafted in it - 1946.Made/Created
Date made
1946Place
Country
AlgeriaRegion
North AfricaContinent
AfricaDimensions
Height
22 cmWidth
5.5 cmDimension Notes
22 cm x 25.5 cm
