Menorah Token

4th-6th century (Late Antique) H: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm) Citation Source image

This token displays an image of the menorah, the seven-branched candlestick used in Jewish temples. Made for private use, such tokens were at times inscribed with the name of the owner. In this period, the menorah was considered a symbol of the Jewish hope for deliverance from...

Artifact

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25429
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object
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normalized
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Helios Old World Antiquities, Westminster, MD, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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1
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