Hanukkah lamp

The Hanukkah lamps used in Eastern Europe are usually bench-shaped objects, made out of brass or copper. On the bench there are the eight branches while the backrest and the sides are ornated with the characteristic plants and animals of Jewish iconography.The shape of the deer invokes the psalm ' As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.! (Psalm 42:2.) The lids of the oil containers are fish-shaped, which is the symbol of abundance and fertility.