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Burial Comb and Nail Pick of the Bischitz Burial Society

Artist Unknown

1855–1856

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Silver comb and nail pick.
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Language:

Hebrew

Places:

Bischitz, Austrian Empire (Byšice, Czech Republic)

Subjects:

Crafts
Life cycle
Ritual objects
Mourning
Death
Inscriptions

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