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Hanukkah Lamp, Adapted from a 16th Century Alms Dish

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CultureGerman

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Hanukkah Lamp, Adapted from a 16th Century Alms Dish

Date18th century

MediumBrass

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 × 12 1/16 × 4 7/16 in. (36 × 30.7 × 11.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Barbara and Raymond Kalmans

Object number2023.26

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

111 Herzstein Gallery

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

Provenance[The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure, Part II, Sotheby's, New York, December 20, 2022, Sale N11005 7, Lot 284]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

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