Hanukkah lamp. Morocco, [late 19th or first half of the 20th century].
Cast brass.
Small Hanukkah lamp showing the influence of an Italian source. This design originates from the city of Demnat in the Marrakesh region. It is characterized by a small, light back plate with narrow twigs. The top bulges are shaped as small birds; at the top of the lamp is a clover-shaped decoration. Adorned with line and dot patterns. Four square holders for oil, each of which has two mouths for wicks.
Length: 18 cm, width: 11.5 cm. The row of oil fonts and the shamash are soldered onto the lamp. Missing decorations on the sides of the oil font row. Corrosion to shamash and oil font joints.
See: North African Lights: Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Schulmann Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2002), item 76; item 78.