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Funerary slab with an incised menorah

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Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT)

Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT)
Tarragona, Spain

Rectangular slab of Alcover stone from the late-period necropolis of Mas Rimbau-Mas Mallol. In the centre is an incised menorah (a seven-branched candelabrum) that in late antiquity became the Jewish symbol par excellence.
The highly schematic depiction includes the foot in the form of an upturned U, the beam, with a thicker stroke, and six rounded arms based on three circle segments. The beam would be the seventh arm.

Inventory number: MNAT 45183

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  • Title: Funerary slab with an incised menorah
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Location: Tarraco
  • Physical Dimensions: 61.4 x 45.5 x 8.2 cm
  • Type: Gravestone
  • Medium: Local stone (Alcover)
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (MNAT)

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