Menorah Token

4th-6th century (Late Antique)

2.7 cm 3.1 cm 0.5 cm

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Tokens like this one, made for private use, were at times also inscribed with the name of the owner. In this period, the menorah was considered a symbol of the Jewish hope for deliverance from persecution, and was imprinted on small amulets throughout the eastern Mediterranean...

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Pete N. Nickolas (""Helios Old World Antiques""), Westminster, Maryland, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1993, by purchase.
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en
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