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Menorah Token
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.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Helios Old World Antiquities, Westminster, MD, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
Geographies
Palestine (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1990
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.654