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Fish-Shaped Besamin Box

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This fish shaped spice box was used to mark the end of the Sabbath.

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A Besamin box served as a container for spices. They were used during the end of the Sabbath. The besamin boxes were usually tower shaped, whereas this one from Sącz, Poland, is in the shape of a fish with a hinge that could be opened and closed.

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Arts + Humanities

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spice, box, fish, sabbath, cardamom, fragrant, Havdalah, ritual, jewish, judea, holy, religion, scales, container, besamin, hebrew, Poland, culture, religious studies, rainbow fish, toddler book, baby book, kids book, Marcus Pfister, The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

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Sep 15 2022

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