Caption

Mezuzah, Judaica; rectangular profiled sheet of low-grade silver edged with a flat ribbon decorated with a zigzag pattern and holes on the longer axis for nailing to a door frame; decorated with a bouquet of tulips in a vase, above it a rectangular opening with a semicircular finial; 1st half of the 19th century, Poland, height 10.1 cm, width 2.7 cm., A narrow vertical metal object with a rounded top and bottom and a central recessed panel, showing a worn metallic surface with areas of dark gray, brownish-green, and lighter silvery gray; the top recess has a rectangular opening with a rounded top edge, the middle recessed area features a floral relief with stems and petals, and the lower recessed area contains a decorative motif resembling a stylized vase and scrolls, all set against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_134

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68.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mezuzah Judaica rectangular profiled sheet low-grade silver edged flat ribbon decorated zigzag pattern holes longer axis nailing door frame decorated bouquet tulips vase rectangular opening semicircular finial 1st half 19th century Poland height 10.1 cm width 2.7 cm narrow vertical metal object rounded top bottom central recessed panel showing worn metallic surface areas dark gray brownish-green lighter silvery gray top recess rounded top edge middle area features floral relief stems petals lower area contains decorative motif resembling stylized vase scrolls set plain gray background.