“A healthy soul in a healthy body – Bezalel Gymnastics Association.” Engraving and etching work on plaster by Mordechai Avnieli, Bezalel artist.
In the center of the picture are Samson and the lion, on the sides are a menorah and Magen David. The inscription appears at the top and bottom.
Mordechai Avnieli (or Avniel, 1900-1989), studied at Bezalel from 1922-1925, taught in the Department for ivory engraving from 1925-1929. He was the head of the workshop for ivory pieces at the end of the 1920s.
Diameter: 5 cm, width 0.5 cm. Good condition. Glue remains on the reverse side.
Previous owner: Avnieli family collection
Gavriel Debara collection.