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Item ID | 2308 | |||
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Accession Number | 77.343 a-b |  |
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Category | Jewish Life -- Synagogue and Communal Life | |
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Item Type | Lamp | |
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Title | Memorial Lamp | |
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Creation Place | India, North Paravur (Parur), Kerala | |
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Date Created | 1670 | |
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Physical Description | Oil burning lamp for the Day of Atonement with Hebrew inscription, bronze, cast and chased; large cylindrical drum with conical top and finial with suspension ring, standing on a conical base; four leaf-shape oil pans with ornate attachments near base of cylinder; raised inscription near top of cylinder. | |
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Description | According to the inscription, the lamp was given to the synagogue in N. Parur by David Askenasi in memory of his mother and was designed to burn twenty-four hours during the Day of Atonement. Its design is unique to the Jews of Kerala, India. | |
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Medium | bronze | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=2308 | |
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Link to Flickr.com | http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnesmuseum/4712794722 |
