Objects

Hanukkah lamp supported on three feet, with a base shaped like an elongated channel divided into eight sections for pouring oil. The sides of the channel extend outwards. The base is attached to an openwork backplate, which has a roughly oval shape and is topped with a representation of a five-arch crown. An additional vase-shaped oil holder (shammes) is attached to the centre of the crown. The main field of the backplate bears a decoration representing a stylised menorah supported by antithetical lions standing on an arched band with a Hebrew inscription: “Lehadlik ner Chanukah” – “To kindle the light of Hanukkah”.

The item was purchased for the collection of the National Museum of Przemyśl from a private owner in 1982.