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530 BCE
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Isfahan, Sublime State of Iran
(Isfahan, Iran)
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1887
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The use of wall niches for Torah scrolls was a feature of some of the earliest synagogues and continues today in Mizrahi communities. This striking faience-tile mosaic structure would have decorated a…
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Isfahan, Safavid Empire
(Isfahan, Iran)
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16th Century
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Persian Period, Late 6th–Early 5th Century BCE
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This late seventeenth-century manuscript contains a full copy of the text of the Ardashir-nāmah (The Book of Ardashir/Ahasuerus), an epic poem by the fourteenth-century Jewish Persian writer Shāhin-i…
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ca. 1680
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Behistun Trilingual Inscription, Persia. This inscription of Darius I (reigned 522–486 BCE) illustrates the polyglot character of the Persian Empire. Versions in the Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian…
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Persian Period, Late 6th–Early 5th Century BCE
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Elitsedek/Eltsadak (son of) Shahli
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Arbā Langeh, Land of Israel
(Arbā Langeh, Iran)
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9th Century BCE
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Samaria, Land of Israel
(Kaleh Qaţār-e Soflá, Iran)
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First Quarter of the 8th Century BCE
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These small Torah finials, decorated with silver repoussé and dark- and light-blue enamel, originated in Persia. They are further adorned with slender flowers and graceful geometric patterns.
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18th Century