Seder Plate from Pre-Expulsion Spain
Object description:
This plate, the earliest known Seder plate in existence, belongs to a small group of Jewish ceremonial objects that survived the expulsion from Spain. The inscription in the center refers to the main components of the festival: pesah (Paschal lamb), matzah, maror (bitter herbs), and seder. The errors in the Hebrew inscription may be the result of its having been copied by a non-Jewish artist who was unfamiliar with Hebrew letters.
Object/Work type:
Cultural Heritage type:
Location:
Jerusalem - Israel
Object measurements:
Diam: 57 cm
Production
Date: ca. 1480
Material/Technique: Ceramic lusterware
Subject/theme:
Jewish Art, Plates and Pesach plates, Jewish Art and Life
Resource
Rights Type:
Record
Source: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Identifier: 247295