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Hanukkah Lamp
Italian
16th century style; possibly modern
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 5 1/2 in; W 6 1/2 in
Credit Line
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection
Accession Number2013.995
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionThe backplate cast with two rampant lions flanking an urn.
Inscriptionsin Hebrew: For the commandment is a lamp/candle and the Torah is the light
ProvenanceNovember 28, 1998, sold by Sephar Ltd., London, to Charles and Lynn Schusterman, Tulsa; 2013, gift of Lynn Schusterman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)