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The back of this brass Hanukkah lamp from Morocco is adorned with birds and a row of keyhole-shaped windows. The ring at top is designed to allow the lamp to be hung outside on a doorpost, a custom…
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18th Century
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This terracotta Hanukkah lamp from Cabilia (?), Algeria, is decorated with painted black triangular shapes (possibly representing humanoid figures) on a background of yellow, with edging in reddish…
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Ottoman Empire (Algeria)
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18th Century
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This is an early printed amulet from Tunis, containing texts and symbols commonly used on such talismans printed in North Africa. However, this example is somewhat unusual, as the Shir le-ma‘alot psal…
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Ya‘akov ben Elijah Gaj
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Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunis, Tunisia)
Date:
Early 20th Century