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Artist Unknown
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Gördes, Ottoman Empire
(Gördes, Turkey)
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Late 18th–Early 19th Century
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Moses Ganbash
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Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
1838–1839
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Daniel Henriques de Castro
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date:
ca. 1860
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Artist Unknown
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(Lviv, Ukraine)
Date:
1642
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These two lecterns are from Jablonów in the southern part of eastern Galicia and may have graced the town’s wooden synagogue, which was built as early as 1674. Carved from wood, and standing on two…
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Artist Unknown
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Jabłonów, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Yablonov, Ukraine)
Date:
17th or 18th Century
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This pitcher from Nuremberg, Germany, was made around 1650. Cast in silver, the repoussé piece is finely traced and engraved with floral patterns. On its lid sits a shield engraved with a Hebrew…
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Artist Unknown
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Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1650|1732
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Rötger Herfurth
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
ca. 1769–1776
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Jacob Koppel Gans
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(Bavaria, Germany)
Date:
1772–1773
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These Torah finials from Cochin, India, were made around 1565. Elegant and simple, made from metal, their surfaces appear to be hammered, with one adorned with a Hebrew inscription. The earliest…
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Artist Unknown
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Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
(Ernakulam, India)
Date:
ca. 1565
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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
Places:
Bolzano, Holy Roman Empire
(Bolzano, Italy)
Date:
1698/9