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Bechhofen, Holy Roman Empire
(Bechhofen, Germany)
Date:
1684
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The Klausen Synagogue in Prague gets its name from the kloyz (a complex of buildings used for religious purposes, including synagogues) that originally stood on its site, erected in the 1570s. The…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
17th Century
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ca. 1750
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The interior of the wooden Horb synagogue (completed in 1735) is richly decorated in typical East European style, which, it seems, the artist Eliezer Zusman, originally from Brody, introduced to…
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Artist Unknown
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Horb am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Marktzeuln, Germany)
Date:
1735
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czechia)
Date:
1602
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This exquisite jewelry box was crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, before 1540 and given to a bride for her wedding. Etched in steel, copper plated, and partly gilt, the panels, on four sides and the lid…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Free Imperial City of Nuremburg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
Before 1540
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This copper Torah crown was made in Bolzano, Italy. An excellent repoussé piece, its delicate pierced and traced decorations are adorned with floral arrangements of leaves and vines. The shape of this…
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Artist Unknown
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Bolzano, Holy Roman Empire
(Bolzano, Italy)
Date:
1698/9
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This intricately decorated textile, possibly used as a Torah cover, was produced in Prague around 1600. Four squares adorn its center, the top two containing vases ringed by flowers and vines and the…
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1600
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Artist Unknown
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1697
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This ritual spice container is thought to have been made in Frankfurt am Main. It is decorated to represent a four-story tower with brick walls. At its top, two short spires flank a central, taller…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1550