Lot 385
Large Hanukkah Lamp - India
Large Hanukkah lamp. [India (or Iraq), early 20th century].
Tin-plated copper; rivets.
The back plate is made of a flat strip of copper branching at its lower end into three arms (bent at their ends) carrying a wide shelf. Eight large holes are pierced into the shelf to hold the light vessels. The shamash, which bulges frontwards, is placed at the bottom of the top third of the back plate. Two holes for hanging.
Length: 32 cm, width: 56 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion. The tin plating is uneven and partly missing. Slight bends. Nine colorful glass vessels.
