Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox

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Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox
Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox

Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox

Metal box (silver vermeil not hallmarked ?), the lid enclosing a carved and engraved plaque depicting a scene from the Old Testament: Moses striking the rock

Condition: old accident at top of plate

2.2 x 8.1 x 6.1 cm

The Israelites have come out of Egypt, but are wandering in the desert, thirsty.
Moses and Aaron pray to Jehovah for help, and He tells them (Nombres 20:8-12): “Take the staff and assemble the community, you and your brother Aaron. You shall speak before their eyes to the rock, and it shall give forth its waters; you will bring water out of the rock for them, and you will water the community and the livestock...”.

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Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox

Moses Striking Water from the Rock, 18th century snuffbox

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