Auction 108
Letters by A. Einstein and Other Illustrious Personalities, Zionism, Holocaust and Anti-Semitism, Ritual Items & Jewish Art, Rare Books, Letters of Rabbis and Rebbes
Jun 19, 2018
Israel
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 66:
Magnificent Giant Jug. Damascene Work. Land of Israel, c. 1920
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Magnificent Giant Jug. Damascene Work. Land of Israel, c. 1920
Copper Damascene jug [copper with silver inlay]. Land of Israel, c. 1920s.
Background: These types of jugs were presented as trophies to winners of the soccer championships that took place in the Orient in the 1920s and 30s. There is interesting documentation of a team of "Maccabi Tel Aviv" soccer players at the end of a championship in Beirut in 1935, where they are seen with a trophy similar to this jug.
Description: Height: 57 cm, maximal diameter: 32 cm. Weight: 5.57 kg. Impressive decorations over the entire surface of the jug depicting a scenes of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, grapes, animals and leaves. All copper with silver inlay.
Condition: Fine.
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