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This Hanukkah lamp from Frankfurt am Main, like the earliest known silver Hanukkah lamps made in Germany, is shaped like a chest and resembles inkwells of the period. This one is relatively…
Contributor:
Caspar Birckenholtz
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
1661–1690
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1630