Feb 27, 2021
Gold-glass base from the Jewish catacombs of Rome, 4th century CE, Blown glass and gold leaf, Diam: 11.7; Th: 0.7 cm, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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#art#Jewish Art#4th century#Gold-glass base#torah ark#menorah#jewish symbols#lions#glass#gold#from catacombs#The base depicts a Torah Ark its doors open wide to reveal three shelves of scrolls. The ark is accompanied by Jewish symbols:#the menorah (seven-branched candelabrum) lulav (palm branch) etrog (citron) and shofar (ram’s horn).#art history