Ceremonial goblet
Contemporary Era, Asia
AL7123
Late Jewish custom prescribes that, on the evening of Passover Seder, a ceremonial goblet be placed on the table and filled with wine for the prophet Elijah, harbinger of the Messiah.
Datasheet
- Type: Drinking vessel
- Place of origin: Israel
- Materials and techniques: Glass Silver plated metal
- Date: 2000
- Dimensions: 27 x 8 cm
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