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Artist:
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Michael Ende
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Title:
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N'tilat Yada'im (hand washing cup)
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Date:
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c. 1985
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Medium:
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Silver, brass
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Dimensions:
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4 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (11.75 x 15.56 x 13.97 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Kenneth and Sally Leafman Appelbaum
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Location:
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Gallery 362
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Hand washing to achieve ritual purity is an important part of many world religions. In traditional Jewish practice, one uses a two-handled cup such as this to wash hands before morning prayers, before meals, or before saying a blessing during important holiday ceremonies such as the Passover Seder. Depending on the tradition, one alternates pouring water over the right hand, then the left, two to three times.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Ende, Michael
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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Israeli
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Life Dates:
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Israeli, born 1945
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Marks and inscriptions on bottom, stamped: [SILVER/ &/ BRASS/ (rampant lion)/ (sack)/ HANDMADE/ BY M. ENDE/ ISRAEL/ ME]; on
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Classification:
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Judaica
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Physical Description:
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double-handled cup on 3 lion's paw feet; hands on either side of cup in front of handles; 2 heavy applied inscriptions on front; handles decorated with vines and berries; rampant lion with sack on back
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Creation Place:
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, Israel, , , Jerusalem
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Accession #:
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2003.228.38
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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