Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: This gorgeous menorah has a pleasant, vintage aesthetic, due to its brassy gold top coat. Its wide, layered octagonal base serves not only as a decoration, but also provides a sturdy, yet still pleasing-to-the-eye foundation. The rounded details around the "stem" of the stand and the spherical "joints" around the bends of branches add that 'special something' to the overall look of this beautiful candle-holder. The menorah is a seven-barreled candlestick or the seven-branched candle-holder, which, according to the Bible, was set up by Moses and used in the Tabernacle of the Assembly during the 40 years Jews wandered through the desert, and then in the Temple of Jerusalem, until its destruction. Due to this biblical significance, the Menorah is considered one of the symbols of Judaism, and can be seen on the Emblem of Israel, surrounded by an olive branch on each side. In Judaism, the menorah symbolizes: Divine light and protection, Wisdom, Life, Continuity and Miracles. The branches of the menorah resemble a tree and, thus, symbolize the Tree of Life. In the practical Kabbalah, the menorah is seen as an effective type of defense against evil forces. This candlestick is one of the most important symbols in the Bible, being the only one the design of which was revealed by G-d Himself. [Exodus (25:31?40)] Being one of the main symbols of Judaism, and Jewish people as a whole, the menorah is considered not only a religious attribute, but also a valuable gift from the Holy Land. PURPOSE OF USE: ? Religious ceremonies ? Candle-holder ? Protection ? Decor SPECIFICATION: ? Size: 19.5cm/7.7" ? Weight: 428gr/15oz ? 100% Authentic ? Material: Pewter (Exodus 25:31-33) ? [31] You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of hammered work: its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it. [32]And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; [33] three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch?so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.