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Zakhor
ArtXVIIe–XVIIIe siècle

Openwork-roof filigree wedding ring, Ottoman Empire

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טבעת נישואין עם גג נפתח מסונן, האימפריה העות'מאנית

Description

Nuptial ring with a large building-shaped bezel, sometimes with an opening roof revealing the inscription "mazal tov", akin to the architectural rings of Italy but here in Ottoman filigree work. Too bulky for daily wear, it served the ritual of giving under the huppah. The edifice evoked the home or the Temple to be rebuilt.

Features

Material
Or ou argent doré, filigrane
Provenance
Empire ottoman, Balkans

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