Around the world and down the ages, “Hallelujah!” has expressed joy and praise in a myriad of languages. In this piece it is written in the Hebrew script of the 7th century B.C.E., which existed already in the period of the Judges, 400 years earlier.

The shards of glass inlaid in this piece originate from fragments of glass vessels discovered in Israel, in the vicinity of the Mediterranean Sea shore.

The finely wrought glass bottles and jars, dated 1st – 6th Century C.E, were created in Ancient Israel by craftsmen working with a blow-pipe at the glass furnace. Over the centuries these glass vessels gained additional charm from the iridescent coloring caused by the weathering of glass.