"id","title","medium","classification","dimension","object_name","continent","country","culture","dated","room","style","inscription","signed","markings","text","description","provenance","portfolio","creditline","accession_number","artist","role","nationality","life_date","image_copyright","department","rights_type","image","image_width","image_height","restricted","public_access","curator_approved","catalogue_raissonne","art_champions_text","see_also","searchTerm","searchScore" "39820","Tefillin (prayer container) box (one of a pair)","Silver"," Metalwork; Judaica","2-1/4 x 4 x 2-7/16 in. (5.7 x 10.2 x 6.2 cm)","Prayer container (Tefillin) box","Europe","Austria",,"late 19th century","G362","19th century","","","","These intricately filigreed silver boxes were made to cover leather Tefillin boxes containing passages from the Torah. Deuteronomy 6:8 instructs, ""And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes."" Traditional Jewish men attach the Tefillin to the head and arm with leather straps during morning prayers.","small rectangular case with hinged lid; square filigree 'cage' with floral designs and 2 panels of paired crowned lions; scalloped grid incised overall","(Moriah Galleries, New York); Collection of Harold & Mickey Smith, St. Paul, Minnesota purchased 1976; Gift to the MIA in 2001.","From ","Gift of Harold and Mickey Smith","2001.177.1.1","","Artist",,,"","European Art","Public Domain","valid",4259,3451,0,"1",1,,,"[""39820"",""39821""]",, "39821","Tefillin (prayer container) box (one of a pair)","Silver"," Metalwork; Judaica","2-1/4 x 4 x 2-7/16 in. (5.7 x 10.2 x 6.2 cm)","Prayer container (Tefillin) box","Europe",,,"early 20th century","G362","20th century","","","","","small rectangular case with hinged lid; square filigree 'cage' with floral designs and 2 panels of paired crowned lions; scalloped grid incised overall","(Moriah Galleries, New York); Collection of Harold & Mickey Smith, St. Paul, Minnesota purchased 1976; Gift to the MIA in 2001.",,"Gift of Harold and Mickey Smith","2001.177.1.2","","Artist",,,"","European Art","Public Domain","valid",4259,3451,0,"1",1,,,"[""39820"",""39821""]",,