Name/Title
"Kandil" - Sabbath oil lampEntry/Object ID
K_0662Tags
storageDescription
Rectangular back plate with large circular decoration reminiscent of rose window, filling most of surface. Moroccan coin at center. Hebrew inscription in upper part, above "rose window": "In Honor of the Sabbath." Inscription flanked by two additional coins (one minted in 1939) riveted to back plate. Oil pan also decorated, and positioned atop cylinder enclosing additional cylinder, in turn secured to drip pan.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1939Place
Country
MoroccoRegion
North AfricaContinent
AfricaMaterial
Sheet brass, cut, punched, and envraved; coins; rivets