Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sotheby’s To Auction Earliest Known Kiddush Cup

A Kiddush cup that may have been passed around the Friday night dinner table during the reign of Genghis Khan will be available for auction this fall. The rare remnant of the Silk Road, the ancient Asian trading route that was home to vibrant Jewish communities, is the oldest known Jewish artifact from the Middle Ages, according to Sotheby’s, which will put it on the auction block. It is dated to the 11th or 12th century, a time when the Jews of…

Sotheby’s to unveil earliest known Kiddush cup in existence - The Jewish Chronicle

The medieval artefact, which is inscribed with both Hebrew and Arabic, will be on display for a limited time before heading to auction

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup

(JTA) — A kiddush cup that may have been passed around the Friday night dinner table during the reign of Ghengis Khan will be available for auction this fall. The rare remnant of the Silk Road, the ancient Asian trading route that was home to vibrant Jewish communities, is the oldest known Jewish artifact from the Middle Ages, according to Sotheby’s, which will put it on the auction block. It is dated to the 11th or 12th century, a time when the…

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup—with an estimated worth in the millions

Grace Gilson reports for JTA. A kiddush cup that may have been passed around the Friday night dinner table during the reign of Ghengis Khan will be available for auction this fall. The rare remnant of the Silk Road, the ancient Asian trading route that was home to vibrant Jewish communities, is the oldest known Jewish artifact from the Middle Ages, according to Sotheby’s, which will put it on the auction block. It is dated to the 11th or 12th ce…

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The artifact has an estimated value of $3 million to $5 million.

This fall, there will be auctioned a cup of Kidush that was possibly used during Shabbat dinners in the reign of Genghis Khan. According to Sotheby’s auction house, which will sell the artifact, the cup is considered to be the oldest Jewish object of the Middle Ages. According to Liberman Mintz, one of Sotheby’s specialists, the cup was not only used to sanctify the Jewish ritual, but also symbolized a shared artistic language among religions. “…