Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Ornamented Decorative Plate - Iran - "If I Forget Thee Oh Jerusalem"

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Decorative plate. [Iran, ca. mid-20th century].
Engraved copper, repouseé and punched; zinc plated.
The surface is completely decorated with arabesques in vegetal and geometric patterns. In the center appear a medallion with the Hebrew inscription "The Twelve Tribes of Israel" with a Star of David in its center and a monogram. All around it appear hexagons with the symbols of the Twelve Tribes, and on the margins - the Hebrew verse "If I Forget Thee Oh Jerusalem…" followed by the blessing "Baruch Shem Kevodo Leolam Vaed, Shenat Tekuma".
Diameter: 72.5 cm, height: 4.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and some bends. Suspension loop.
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