Lamp, made of a shell case with etched decorations, by Raphael Avraham Shalem of “Bezalel”. Jerusalem, [ca. 1918]. Etched brass; wiring. In front – depiction of Rachel’s tomb; below it a ribbon inscribed “Tomb of Rachel” and “Rachel cries for her sons” (Hebrew). On the reverse: Star of David, Tablet of the Law within it, signed in monogram “RASH” [Raphael Avraham Shalem]; above it and below appears an engraved dedication by the artist: “souvenir for my dear friend Meir Shaltiel, from Raphael A. Shalem”. See identical shell case in the catalogue “Bezalel by Schatz”, Jerusalem, 1983. Page 54, item 632 (photographed). Height: 22.5 cm (including bulb socket), max. diameter: 9 cm. Overall good condition. Electric mechanism out of order.