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”Dead Sea Stone” Plate for Hanging - Relief of Jacob and Rachel - Eretz Israel, late 19th century A large round plate for hanging on a wall, with a depiction of Jacob and Rachel in the scene of the meeting at the well [Eretz Israel, late 19th or early 20th century]. Bitumen stone (”Dead Sea Stone”) is chiseled, engraved and engraved. A heavy round plate for hanging on a wall, with a concave rim. In the center of the plate is a relief of Jacob and Rachel and below it are inscriptions in Hebrew: ”Jacob and Rachel at the well” and above it: ”Jerusalem”. The rim is raised and rounded. On the upper edges are two holes for hanging with a metal wire threaded between them. Diameter: 39 cm.