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A LATE ROMAN SILVER BOX WITH JUDAIC SUBJECTS, 4TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600783

A late Roman silver box with repoussee and engraved decoration showing Judaic subjects in the form of menorahs on two sides and the Torah ark on the other two. The engraved representations of the Torah Ark are identical whereas the menorahs are individually represented. One of the menorahs is flanked bu two symbols, one, the shofar or ram's horn, is commonly shown next to the candelabra. The other however, an ash shovel, is unique and might well point to the use of the box, namely a container for incense.
The front of the box has a rivet protruding at the front while the top of the box has a hole where a corresponding clasp would have once existed to close the box.
The lid is decorated with two interlocking four pointed lozenges, a common motif in late Roman silverware. At the centre is a twelve petalled flower motif while the edge of the lid is decorated. Each side panel is framed with a grooved channel which again is a typical feature of this period.
The lid is attached to the box with two heavy hinges.

Height: 7.5 cm.
7.2 by 7.2 cm.

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Germany