Hanukkah oil lamp from a Romanian synagogue

Object | Accession Number: 2000.530.2

Geography: use : Baia Mare synagogue; Baia Mare (Romania)
Classification: Jewish Art and Symbolism
Category: Jewish ceremonial objects
Object Type: Menorah (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Jewish Community of Baia Mare

Physical Description: Hanukkah lamp composed of copper-alloy with eight separate sections for oil and one candle holder on the left side. The back section has an open-work design of a Star of David and a loop for hanging on the wall.
Dimensions: overall : 7.000 x 5.000 x 1.750 in. (17.78 x 12.7 x 4.445 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal
Corporate Name: Jewish Community of Baia Mare (Comunitatea Evreilor din Baia Mare)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The Hanukkah lamp was donated the the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by the Jewish Community of Baia Mare.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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Date: 1888-1943