Small brass plate by Bezalel

A beautifully decorated small plate, made by the Sharar Workshop in the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem. In the center of the plate, an image of Rachel’s Tomb. Around the image, on the plate's edges, is the inscription “If I forget thee Jerusalem let my right hand forget her skill” ("אם אשכחך ירושלם תשכח ימיני"), and Sharar Bezalel ("שראר בצלאל"). Slights bends, corrosion.

 

The Sharar Workshop was one of the workshops that operated in the Bezalel School of Art. The workshops were external subsidiaries, operating under the auspices of the Bezalel school and their products were defined as Bezalel crafts. Many of the artisans who worked in the workshops, including Sharar, were teachers, students, or graduates of the Bezalel School of Art. The Sharar group specialized in filigree works, repoussé work in brass, copper, and silver, etching, and engraving.

 

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