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Item ID | 2291 | |||
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Accession Number | 76.270 |  |
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Category | Jewish Life -- Personal and Family Rituals | |
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Item Type | Purim Noisemaker | |
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Title | Purim noisemaker | |
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Creation Place | Europe | |
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Physical Description | Ivory handle and ivory ball at top above silver flag with Hebrew inscription and six-pointed star. | |
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Description | Noisemaker used on Purim during the reading of the Book of Esther. Inscribed in Hebrew: "arur haman" ( ארור המן אשר בקש לאבדי, "Cursed be Haman who asked to destroy me"). The inscription is a reference to the liturgical poem, "Shoshanat Ya'aqov," recited among the Ashkenazi communities after the reading of the Book of Ester on Purim. Similarly inscribed silver noisemakers in the collection of the Israel Museum are catalogued with provenance from Austria (19th century). | |
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Medium | ivory, silver | |
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Script | Hebrew | |
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Language | Hebrew | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=2291 | |
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Link to Flickr.com | http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnesmuseum/4709064419/ | |||
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Link to related content | http://soundcloud.com/magnes/76-270 |
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