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Hanukkah Menorah
Hanukkah Menorah
Hanukkah Menorah
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentMiddle East

Hanukkah Menorah

NameChanukah / Hanukkah Menorah
CultureJewish
Date19th century
Place madeYemen, Middle East, Asia
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (4 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object numberA.2009.41.1
DescriptionShallow stone vessel carved in the form of a nine pointed star with a central raised, flattened conical nub.
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