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The inscription “your brother,” written on the inside of this bowl from Beth Shemesh, may indicate that the bowl was designated for receiving or collecting offerings (perhaps of food) for the poor…
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Beth Shemesh, Land of Israel (Tel Bet Shemesh, Israel)
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Iron Age II, 8th Century BCE
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Kiddush cups are used for the ritual blessing over wine. This one, partially made of gold, was crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, and was used in a synagogue in Lublin, Poland. The engraved plant and…
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Michael Müllner
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Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
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Early 17th Century
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This cast and gilded bronze amulet from Italy includes a pair of dolphins as a design element. It is inscribed in Hebrew: “May no evil grieve you.”
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16th Century
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For German Jews, it was traditional in the wedding ceremony for the groom to perform the ritual of breaking a glass in remembrance of the destruction of the Temple by hurling it or banging it against…
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Artist Unknown
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Bingen, Holy Roman Empire (Bingen, Germany)
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1700
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This Torah shield was cast in silver in Hamburg, Germany. Partly gilt and adorned with precious stones, four crowns sit at its center, framed by symmetrical columns on either side that are encircled…
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Tobias Völsch
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Hamburg, Free Imperial City of Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)
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Late 17th Century
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These gilt-silver finials—which bear the Hebrew calendar year of 5502 (1742)—are considered the earliest dated finials from Iraq. On top of each finial is a miniature ḥamsa, a charm in the shape of a…
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1742
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This silver plate from Padua, Italy, was made for use in the brit milah, the circumcision ritual celebrated when a baby boy is eight days old. In this detailed depiction of the ritual, the baby seems…
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Artist Unknown
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Padua, Republic of Venice (Padua, Italy)
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17th Century
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Home to a Jewish community from at least the thirteenth century, Pesaro later became the refuge of Portuguese and Spanish Jews in the sixteenth century. In 1642, a few years after the town’s Jews were…
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Pesaro, Duchy of Urbino (Pesaro, Italy)
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Late 16th Century
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This Hanukkah Lamp from Poland is made from brass and would likely have been placed near the Torah ark in a synagogue. An engraved and cast eagle sits above a domed cupola, representing gratitude and…
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17th Century
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The purpose of the Torah crown is visually to augment the status of the Torah scroll, emphasizing its importance and centrality to Jewish life. These magnificent silver ornaments are placed over the…
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Wilhelmus Angenendt
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1809