Redemption of the First-Born Ceremony plate

dated 1767

Not on view

The names of the owners in Hebrew [translated as “Katz”] appear above the date, translated to “in the year 1767.” The symbol of the two hands at the top shows that the owner was a descendent of the priestly class from the ancient Temple. The Hebrew verse around the plate's rim comes from a biblical verse in the Book of Isaiah 59:21. The drawing at the center depicts the biblical scene when Joab kills Absalom from 2 Samuel 18:9-14. The bull may be a reference to the zodiac sign for Taurus corresponding to the Hebrew month Iyar in which the owner of plate might have been born

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Title: Redemption of the First-Born Ceremony plate
Date: dated 1767
Culture: German
Medium: Pewter
Dimensions: Overall: 2 × 16 in. (5.1 × 40.6 cm)
Classifications: Metalwork-Pewter, Judaica
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.745
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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