Objects

The grinding wheel

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Part of a matzevah – donated to the Museum by Stanisław Materniak who found it in 1999 during demolition work on a site which belonged to the Peasants' Self-Help Co-operative in Krosno. He writes: “The round shape intrigued me, so I removed the stone from the skip and took it home. I realized only later that the object was made out of a matzevah, and donated it to the Museum.” In all probability – given its circular shape and the square aperture in the middle allowing for the insertion of a spindle – it served as a sharpening stone for knives and tools. This was perhaps the most prevalent secondary use of headstones from Jewish cemeteries, desecrated during and after the Second World War. The legible part of the inscription: “[...] Efrat Learned and with a good heart Much loved by the people of[...] Cwi [...]elich Died on 11 Adar II in the year 5627 [18.03.1867]”.

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Information about the object
Organization / label
unknown
Object type
craft equipment
Time of creation / dating
20th century
Place of creation
unknown Krosno (Podkarpackie Province)
Technique
relief
Material
sandstone
Keywords
Copyright status
the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M1111
Localization
The object is not currently on display
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