Hanukkah Lamp

In contrast to the sculptural Italian cast lamps with their Renaissance images of humans and mythical creatures, another group of cast lamps exhibits flat, unornamented surfaces and scrollwork designs. An Italian origin is suggested by the fact that the oil wells are Italianate in form: round bowls with long spouts. In addition, the one example of this type with provenance is located in a synagogue in Modena.
A variant of this type in the Wolfson Museum bears an inscription date of 1622/23, which appears to have been a late addition.