MAKE A MEME View Large Image Byzantine - Menorah Token - Walters 47654.jpg This token displays an image of the menorah the seven-branched candlestick used in Jewish temples Made for private use such tokens were at times inscribed with the name of the owner In this ...
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Keywords: Byzantine - Menorah Token - Walters 47654.jpg This token displays an image of the menorah the seven-branched candlestick used in Jewish temples Made for private use such tokens were at times inscribed with the name of the owner In this period the menorah was considered a symbol of the Jewish hope for deliverance from persecution and was imprinted on small amulets throughout the eastern Mediterranean region century 4 6 Late Antique glass cm 2 1 accession number 47 654 25429 Helios Old World Antiquities Westminster Maryland by purchase Walters Art Museum 1990 by purchase Museum purchase 1990 place of origin Palestine Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Jewish art Menorah Glassware in the Walters Art Museum
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