Jewish Ossuary

1st century CE

71 cm 72.1 cm 32.1 cm

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The shape of this piece was inspired by wooden chests that were used in Jewish homes. The origin of the Jewish ossuary (a box for holding bones) can be traced back to the late 1st century BC, during the time when Rome ruled the Holy Land. At that time, by Jewish custom, when s...

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Safani Gallery, Mr. Edward Safani, Lenox Hill Station, New York; purchased by Lyn P. Meyerhoff, Baltimore and given to the Walters Art Museum, 1987.
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