Relief with Judaic decoration: candlestick, palm and trumpet

Louvre Museum

Menorah with a three-point symbol in the middle.

English Translation:

3 Relief with Judaic decoration:

candlestick, palm and trumpet

Gadara (Umm Qais, Jordan),

4th-5th Century A.D.

Basalt

This stele represents one of the most common motifs of Judaic symbolism: the menorah (candlestick with seven branches), flanked by the shofar (a wind instrument used during rites) and the lulab (a palm made of myrtle, willow and of palm).

These symbols, commemorating the Temple of

Jerusalem (and its golden menorah), occupied religious art as well as funerary or even domestic art.

Don E de Sauley, 1851-18701; dan AQ AQ 5142

Original Text:

3 Relief à décor judaïque:

chandelier, palme et trompette

Gadara (Umm Qeis, Jordanie),

4e-5e siècle ap. J.-C.

Basalte

Cette stèle représente un des motifs les plus courants de la symbolique judaïque: la ménorah (chandelier à sept branches), accostée du shofar (un instrument à vent qui servait lors des rites) et du lulab (une palme faite de myrte, de saule et de palmier).

Ces symboles, commémorant le Temple de

Jérusalem (et sa menorah d'or), occupaient aussi bien I'art religieux que funéraire ou même domestique.

Don E de Sauley, 1851-18701; dan AQ AQ 5142

Supplementary images:

Menorah with a three-point symbol in the middle

Taken on Wednesday 06th of September 2017

Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.

Model: SP800UZ

Genre: 4th-5th Century A.D.

Source: Paris, France

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