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Etrog Container

Etrog Container, Bezalel. This etrog container was made at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, which institution was founded with the intention of creating true Jewish art. Its material, form, and decoration are the result of a conscious choice formed by the founders of the Bezalel Academy with the intention of creating Zionist art. Both shape and material are following the Middle Eastern traditions. The material is made of copper inlaid with silver, the main decorative elements are menorahs, fashionable tendril patterns of the era, and Hebrew letters. Made in the 1920s.