Silver Spice Container
End of 19th century, beginning of 20th century
Silver (marked), pierced and engraved
Maximum height: 17 cm Weight: 67 g
Silver Spice Container
ADDITIONAL INFO
Cylindrical silver spice container, with conical spire surmounted by a flag, standing on a round base. The tower is pierced with a geometric foliage pattern. The foot is decorated with bead-like decorations. The spice container is marked with several marks.
The end of the Sabbath is marked by the Havdalah (separation) ceremony, with its blessings over wine, candle, and fragrant spices. The spice container is a distinctively Jewish object for the storage of spices used during the Havdalah ceremony. For the blessing over spices, various forms of plants are used, among them the myrtle branch, whose name in Hebrew - Hadas - is one of the names for the spice container.
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