Torah Shrine from Synagogue, Ostia, Italy (Drawing)

1st Century

Reconstruction drawing of the Torah shrine in the synagogue of Ostia, Italy, first century CE. Built of brick and marble, this monumental shrine housed the ark containing the scrolls of the Torah.

Drawing of a raised, columned structure with shelves inside, upon which scrolls rest.

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Courtesy Archivio Fotografico Parco archeologico di Ostia antica.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.

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Torah Shrine from Synagogue, Ostia, Italy (Drawing)

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