Auction 55
Lot 186:
Silver kiddush cup, Inside are engravings of columns bearing the names of the four rivers mentioned in the book of Genesis: “Pishon, Gichon, Prat, and Chidekel”—both right-to-left, backwards, and from the end to beginning, as well as using acronyms. This practice is a segulah mentioned by the kabbalist HaRashash, for parnasa, marriage, and more.
Weight: 82g. Diameter: 6.6cm. Height: 8.2cm. Stamped on the base: 925.
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