Gold-glass base
Object description:
This object, from the Jewish catacombs of Rome, is made from two layers of translucent glass encasing gold leaf. It is actually the base of a vessel, which was probably used in funerary banquets. After the walls of the vessel were intentionally broken, the base was affixed near a burial niche as a tomb marker. The base depicts a Torah Ark, its doors open wide to reveal three shelves of scrolls. The ark is accompanied by Jewish symbols: the menorah (seven-branched candelabrum), lulav (palm branch), etrog (citron), and shofar (ram�s horn).
Object/Work type:
Cultural Heritage type:
Location:
Jerusalem - Israel
Object measurements:
Diam: 11.7; Th: 0.7 cm
Production
Date: 4th century CE
Material/Technique: Blown glass and gold leaf
Resource
Rights Type:
Record
Source: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Identifier: 228663