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These are modern reconstructions of the Ark of the Covenant. Chests with images on top and with carrying poles are known from ancient Egypt. The depictions of the cherubs here are based on winged…
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Biblical Period
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The Hague, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (The Hague, Netherlands)
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1600–1726
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This copper Torah crown was made in Bolzano, Italy. An excellent repoussé piece, its delicate pierced and traced decorations are adorned with floral arrangements of leaves and vines. The shape of this…
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Artist Unknown
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Bolzano, Holy Roman Empire (Bolzano, Italy)
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1698/9
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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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This exquisite jewelry box was crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, before 1540 and given to a bride for her wedding. Etched in steel, copper plated, and partly gilt, the panels, on four sides and the lid…
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Artist Unknown
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Free Imperial City of Nuremburg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)
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Before 1540
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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…
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Artist Unknown
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Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin (Ernakulam, India)
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ca. 1565
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Johann Valentin Schüler
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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1680–1720
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Katherine M. Cohen
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Philadelphia, United States of America
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1906
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Rötger Herfurth
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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ca. 1769–1776