Decorated Box – Bezalel, Jerusalem, 1911/12
Box adorned with lions and vegetal patterns. Product of Bezalel, Jerusalem, 5672 (1911/12).
Brass, etched.
Lid adorned with symmetrical pair of lions, encircled by a densely packed assortment of vegetal patterns. Lions flanked on either side by vases, from which a pair of stylized trees ascend. Margins of lid artfully and meticulously crafted with (Hebrew) inscriptions in the distinctive calligraphy characteristic of the Bezalel School: "Bezalel School of Arts, Jerusalem / If I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning; let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I remember thee not / For out of Zion shall go forth Torah, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem / 5672 [1911/12]" (quoting Psalms 137:5-6, Isaiah 2:3).
Sides of box with recurring motif of seven-branched candelabrum (menorah) in the form of a stylized tree trunk with branches terminating with buds and flowers.
18.5X10.5X4.5 cm.
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Box adorned with lions and vegetal patterns. Product of Bezalel, Jerusalem, 5672 (1911/12).
Brass, etched.
Lid adorned with symmetrical pair of lions, encircled by a densely packed assortment of vegetal patterns. Lions flanked on either side by vases, from which a pair of stylized trees ascend. Margins of lid artfully and meticulously crafted with (Hebrew) inscriptions in the distinctive calligraphy characteristic of the Bezalel School: "Bezalel School of Arts, Jerusalem / If I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning; let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I remember thee not / For out of Zion shall go forth Torah, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem / 5672 [1911/12]" (quoting Psalms 137:5-6, Isaiah 2:3).
Sides of box with recurring motif of seven-branched candelabrum (menorah) in the form of a stylized tree trunk with branches terminating with buds and flowers.
18.5X10.5X4.5 cm.