Decorated seashelll plate, with the form of Jerusalem and the verse in Hebrew: "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem". Eretz Israel, [end of 19th century or early 20th century]. Seashell (mother of pearl) sawed and engraved. A gentle engraving of the Western wall and the Jerusalem Mountains is in the center of this plate; the top has an inscription engraved in Hebrew: "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" (Psalms 122). The frame is sawed with delicate geometrical and floral decorations. Diameter: 17.5 cm. Good condition. Damaged on the bottom-canter part (The damage might be due to the shape of the shell).
Decorated seashelll plate, with the form of Jerusalem and the verse in Hebrew: "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem". Eretz Israel, [end of 19th century or early 20th century]. Seashell (mother of pearl) sawed and engraved. A gentle engraving of the Western wall and the Jerusalem Mountains is in the center of this plate; the top has an inscription engraved in Hebrew: "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" (Psalms 122). The frame is sawed with delicate geometrical and floral decorations. Diameter: 17.5 cm. Good condition. Damaged on the bottom-canter part (The damage might be due to the shape of the shell).
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