ArtXIXe-début XXe siècle
Engraved Copper Direction Plaque (Mizrah) from the Maghreb
Enrich the Great Bookמזרח חרוט על נחושת מהמגרב
Description
Picture marking the eastern wall of a North African Jewish home, toward which prayer is turned. Rather than the European papercut, Maghrebi usage often turns to engraved metal: on a copper or brass plate, the word mizrah, verses, a menorah, a hamsa and floral motifs are incised, sometimes heightened, in the regional ornamental repertoire.
Features
- Material
- Cuivre ou laiton gravé
- Provenance
- Afrique du Nord (Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie)
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