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”Dead Sea Stone” Cup - Engraving of the Holy Places A footed cup, with the decoration of the Western Wall. Eretz Israel, late 19th century. Bitumen stone (”Dead Sea Stone”) engraved. The cup is engraved with an illustration of the Western Wall, and on its other side the inscription ”Jerusalem” surrounded by vegetation Height: 16 cm, diameter of the rim: 8 cm. Very good condition See: ”Art and Crafts in the Land of Israel in the Nineteenth Century” (Israel Museum Press, Jerusalem, 1979), pp. 151-153