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Silver amulet typical of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Italian Jewish homes. This example from Venice is unusual in that it contains an unidentified family coat of arms whose main feature is a…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
ca. 1750
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This silver plate from Padua, Italy, was made for use in the brit milah, the circumcision ritual celebrated when a baby boy is eight days old. In this detailed depiction of the ritual, the baby seems…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
Date:
17th Century