Caption

Mezuzah, creator unknown, 19th century, Israel; Judaica; height 0.6 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 1.3 cm, weight 9 g., A horizontal cylindrical metal object with decorative raised patterns and a central oval opening, shown against a light gray background. The object appears silver in color with darker gray areas in recessed details. Both rounded ends feature looped attachments and braided rope-like motifs with small raised bead elements. Along the length there are twisted spiral patterns, diamond-shaped raised pieces, beaded borders, and rope-like twisted lines creating symmetrical ornamental designs. The surface shows polished highlights and subtle scratches, and the overall color palette includes silver and shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_074

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20.8Mb (514.2Kb) / 13.4in x 6.0in / 4017 x 1807 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mezuzah creator unknown 19th century Israel Judaica height 0.6 cm width 6.6 cm depth 1.3 cm weight 9 g horizontal cylindrical metal object decorative raised patterns central oval opening shown light gray background object silver color darker gray areas recessed details rounded ends feature looped attachments braided rope- motifs small bead elements length twisted spiral patterns diamond-shaped pieces beaded borders rope- twisted lines creating symmetrical ornamental designs surface polished highlights subtle scratches color palette includes shades gray.