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Sakkara, Egypt
Date:
Old Kingdom (Egypt), 23rd–22nd Century BCE
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This decorated manuscript of the prayers for a circumcision ceremony was owned by one Joseph ben Samuel. On its title page (not shown) is an unidentified coat of arms decorated with the Order of the…
Contributor:
Uri Fayvesh Segal
Places:
Altona, Kingdom of Denmark (Altona, Germany)
Date:
1750
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This Torah binder, made for boys at birth and later brought by young men as a symbol of participation in the synagogue, illustrates the fixed nature of traditional gender expectations.
Contributor:
Koppel ben Moses Heller
Places:
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria (Munich, Germany)
Date:
1814