Late Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful 94% silver pendant charm of an ovoid form with an integral suspension loop, depicting a seven-lamp (six branches plus the central one) menorah flanked by a lulav and a shofar on the front face. Strung on a modern cord with a lobster clasp, this is wearable as a necklace. The menorah was historically used by Moses in the sanctuary he established in the wilderness and later in the famous Temple of Jerusalem. A nine-lamp variation of the menorah is traditionally used for the observance of Chanukah (Hanukah). A lulav is a frond of a date palm tree used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, and a shofar is a ram's horn trumpet used by the ancient Jewish people during religious ceremonies and battles, and still played today during the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. A lovely Judaica piece bearing the likenesses of three important symbols of Judaism that originated in ancient times. Size (pendant): 0.6" W x 0.8" H (1.5 cm x 2 cm); (cord): 21" L (53.3 cm); silver quality: 94%; weight: 1.9 grams

Provenance: private Surfside, Florida, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the late 1990s; ex-private Liebert family collection

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#172598

Wearable as shown and strung on modern necklace cord. Very slight bending to form, but overall in excellent condition. Light patina that does not obscure the motifs on the surface.