Synagogue in K’ai-fêng

Embroidered curtain and valence bearing three crowns and five vessels.

Curtain and Valance for Torah Ark

Although few examples of the work of embroiderer Jacob Koppel Gans remain, he is best known for this Torah ark curtain and valance, dating to 1772 or 1773, made of velvet and embroidered with metallic…

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Print portrait of bearded man in circular frame with Latin text encircling him and in frame below.

Portrait of Doctor Abraham Zacutus, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1634. Latin surrounding the portrait bears the subject’s name and the date; there is an additional Latin inscription underneath. The name of the artist Nicolaus Fontanus is signed after the second inscription and the name of the print maker, Salomon Saveri, appears at the bottom.

This is an image of the physician Abraham Zacutus, of Amsterdam. A physician and writer of medical works, Abraham Zacutus was born in Lisbon and later studied medicine in Coimbra and Salamanca, in…

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Oval clay piece with figurine of naked woman decorated with headdress, necklace, bracelets, and anklets, and holding a lotus flower.

Figurine of Female Deity

Figurine of female deity, Tel Batash, 14th century BCE. Similar plaque figurines of naked women, often with breasts and genitals emphasized or with pregnant bellies, were very common in the ancient…

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Synagogue in K’ai-fêng

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