Lot 343
Bowl Ornamented with Damascene Work - "Bezalel" - "HeAsita Hayom B'ead Amcha VeArtzecha"
Small bowl created at "Bezalel". Jerusalem, [1910s].
Damascene work (brass inlaid with silver and copper). Marked: "Bezalel" (Hebrew).
Ornamented with three cartouches and three round medallions: the Hebrew inscription "HeAsita Hayom B'ead Amcha VeArtzecha" [Have you done today for your people and for your country] appears within the cartouches. Within the medallions are the inscription "Bezalel, a Star of David and a Menorah. Digits are engraved on the base (serial number?).
Length: 6 cm, max. diameter: 11 cm. Good condition.