It didn't take me long to notice that this new acquisition represents the Menorah, a sacred mysterious tree of wisdom dating back to thousands of years. Honored in ancient Judaea, it changed the representation but never the real mysterious symbol. The following piece has the shape and dimension of a coin but it's dark blue and made of glass, probably a weight to measure gold or other valuable items. It weighs 2.64 g. I'd like to share it among my coin-friends. Cheers..
That’s beautiful and unusual, @7Calbrey ! I’ve seen ancient glass weights or jetons with hexagrams on them from Morocco.
I thought a Menorah was a candelabra. 1A candelabrum used in Jewish worship, especially one with eight branches and a central socket used at Hanukkah. 1.1the MenorahA sacred candelabrum with seven branches used in the ancient temple in Jerusalem. As I understand it, there was but enough oil for the lamp for one night, yet the oil lasted 8 nights. Twas a Miracle. The Ceremony of the Lighting of the Menorah symbolized that miracle. For the record : I am not Jewish.
Yes it is. And then it evolved in the form of a candelabrum used in Jewish religious ceremonies. I remember coin-sister LaCointessa providing us with a vast historical study on this issue within a former thread through a corresponding link. The thread itself dealt with a stamp or a seal and a lamp with apparent "virtual" Menorah.
Here's an interesting version of the origins of both the ceremony and the Menorah itself. No comment on its correctness, because I don't know. premium-the-more-likely-explanation-of-the-menorah-1.5346542
It is likely a 6 to 7th century weight, possibly related to a Jewish community anywhere from Israel to North Africa.
