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Aleppo, Ottoman Empire (Aleppo, Syria)
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ca. 1710
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This Hanukkah Lamp from Poland is made from brass and would likely have been placed near the Torah ark in a synagogue. An engraved and cast eagle sits above a domed cupola, representing gratitude and…
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17th Century
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Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
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17th–18th Century
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This lacquered, cylindrical case for a Torah scroll was made from a combination of wood, bronze, and iron in Kaifeng, China. (The hard-sided Torah case was a Sephardic tradition. It offered more…
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Artist Unknown
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Kaifeng, Qing Dynasty (Kaifeng, China)
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17th or 18th Century
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This silver circumcision set was crafted in Salonika in the Ottoman Empire. The cylindrical silver casket holds a circumcision knife; its handle is made from agate. A similarly shaped powder box and…
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Artist Unknown
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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18th Century
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William Spackman
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1719
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This Torah mantle was made in Vienna in the eighteenth century. It is embroidered with silk and metallic thread, metallic ribbon, and has metallic fringes. Set against a red background, this mantle’s…
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Artist Unknown
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (Vienna, Austria)
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1722/3
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A.Z.
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Kérkyra (Corfu), Ottoman Empire (Corfu, Greece)
Date:
1675–1699
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Temerl bat Hirsch Perlhefter
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1685/6
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Pieter van Hoven
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1717