Creator Bio
Joseph Arvatz
18th Century
Joseph Arvatz was a silversmith active in Morocco.
Content by Joseph Arvatz
Primary Source
Torah Finials (Morocco)
Inscriptions on the stems of these silver Torah finials indicate that they were made by Joseph Arvatz and Chaim Maman in Morocco, and inscriptions on their rims state that they were owned by Rabbi…
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Early Modern Visual and Material Culture
1500–1750
Early modern Jewish visual culture flourished, with illuminated manuscripts, ornate synagogues, and portraiture alongside increasing non-Jewish interest in Jewish customs and greater Jewish self-representation.