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This Torah mantle was made in Vienna in the eighteenth century. It is embroidered with silk and metallic thread, metallic ribbon, and has metallic fringes. Set against a red background, this mantle’s…
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Artist Unknown
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
Date:
1722/3
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This richly decorated Torah binder is thought to be from Rechnitz, based on its dedication as a gift from Gitl bat Samuel for Samuel ben Leib of Rechnitz in 1750. The Torah binder (also known as a…
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Artist Unknown
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Rechnitz, Habsburg Empire
(Rechnitz, Austria)
Date:
1750
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Johann Valentin Schüler
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Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
(Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Date:
Late 17th Century
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This scroll of Esther from Germany, created for use on the holiday of Purim, is extensively decorated, with illustrations of biblical scenes from the Esther story, as well as various flora and fauna…
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1630
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Contributor:
Andrea Marelli
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Rome, Papal States
(Rome, Italy)
Date:
1573
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S. M. Sochora
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Bobruisk, Russian Empire
(Babruysk, Belarus)
Date:
1902
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This ritual scene was carved twice on a cylindrical ivory box from Hazor, about 2.7 inches high and 2.2 inches in diameter (7 × 6 cm). A kneeling man raises his hands in prayer toward a stylized tree…
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Hazor, Land of Israel
(Tel Hazor, Israel)
Date:
Iron Age IIB, 8th Century BCE
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This terra-cotta model of a shrine from Tirzah stands 8 inches (21 cm) tall. The façade has an entrance with a grooved threshold flanked by fluted pilasters, with inward-curling volute capitals topped…
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Khirbet Keiyafa, Land of Israel
(Khirbet Keiyafa, Israel)
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Iron Age IIA, first Half of 10th Century BCE
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Contributor:
Ze’ev Raban
Places:
Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1925
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David Heinz Gumbel
Places:
Heilbronn, Weimar Republic
(Heilbronn, Germany)
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1930–1939