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These Torah finials from Cochin, India, were made around 1565. Elegant and simple, made from metal, their surfaces appear to be hammered, with one adorned with a Hebrew inscription. The earliest…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
(Ernakulam, India)
Date:
ca. 1565
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“Is the Bene-Israel in India a pure Jew by descent” is the question often asked and discussed. There has been considerable literature on the subject especially by aliens, even such as can claim little…
Contributor:
Jacob Bapuji Israel
Places:
Bombay, British India
(Mumbai, India)
Date:
1918