DepartmentMiddle East
Decorative house blessing (paper art with deer)
NameDecorative House Blessing (Paper Cut with Calligraphy)
Maker
Gonen Halevi
CultureJewish
Date2010
Place madeTsfat, Israel, Middle East, Asia
Place madeSafed, Israel, Middle East, Asia
MediumPaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (23.1 x 15.8 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2010.39.1
DescriptionWhite paper-cut pomegranate shaped form with three-pointed top, in the center - an image of a deer eating from low hanging branches. Around the edge of the central image is Hebrew calligraphy in black ink, which, translated, reads: "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine," a quote from the Song of Songs. Around the edge and on the stem area are curvilinear motifs.
