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Hanukkah lamp

Hanukkah lamp with deer. The Hanukkah lamps used in Eastern Europe are usually bench-shaped objects, made out of brass or copper. On the bench there are the eight branches while the backrest and the sides are ornated with the characteristic plants and animals of Jewish iconography.The shape of the deer invokes the psalm 'As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God!' (Psalm 42:2.) The lid of the oil containers is fish-shaped, which is the symbol of abundance and fertility.

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Hanukkah menorah

It’s also widespread in the modern age that Hanukkah menorahs have the characteristic architectural features of the area they were cast; it’s not unusual that they are modeled after specific buildings. This Polish Hanukkah menorah made of brass invokes the synagogues of the region.

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Hanukkah lamp

Brass Hanukkah lamp, similar to the former one but in a simpler design. It's speciality is that a cover plate can be folded above the drop-shaped oil containers which could be used to fix the candle wicks made out of wool fibres. Poland, 18-19th century.

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Hanukkah lamp

Cast brass lamp with an ornated backrest from the first third of the 19th Century.