Set of instruments for performing the ritual of circumcision
Set of instruments for performing the ritual of circumcision
- Place of origin:Galicia
- Date:Early 20 cent.
- Materials and equipment:Silver, engraving, agate, glass, cardboard, artificial leather, velvet, silk, brass
- Size:25 х 21 х 6,2
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Topic:
Birth and Childhood
Set of instruments for performing the ritual of circumcision. Galicia. Early 20 cent. Instruments: silver, engraving, agate, glass. Porringer height: 1.3; diameter: 4.7. Magen: 6.1 х 4.5. Knife: 16.3 х 1.7. Phial: 5.2 х 2.3 х 1. Case: cardboard, artificial leather, velvet, silk, brass. Antwerp: ‘Rubin and Son’. First half of 20 cent. 25 х 21 х 6.2 (when opened). Engraved quotation on the porringer: ‘Every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations’ (Gen. 17:12). Hebrew.