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Cup etched with scales.

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Kiddush Cup of Judah Loew, the Maharal of Prague

ca. 1600

Silver cup with engraving of biblical figures along base and astrological figures and decorative designs on lid.

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Silver Cup

1723

Cloth with embroidered columns on either side, pattern in the middle, and Hebrew text between two lions and crown on top.

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Torah Ark Curtain

1724

Plaque with Hebrew text and two chains hanging from the bottom.

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Shadai’a (Dedicatory Plaque)

1728

Container in the shape of a four-story tower with doors and windows cut out.

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Spice Container

ca. 1550

Circular amulet with stones around perimeter and image of candelabrum with Hebrew text in center, surrounded by images of the zodiac.

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Amulet

ca. 1600

Glass beaker with painting of figures carrying enclosed stretcher.

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Beaker of the Polin Burial Society

1691

Short curtain embroidered with Hebrew text across the top with griffins and crowns.

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Torah Ark Valance

1700

Page of Hebrew text surrounded by decorative border with four well-dressed figures on top.

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Scroll of the Book of Esther

1618

Photograph of carved doorway set in wall with curtain across it, surrounded by candelabra, Hebrew writing on wall, and chandelier in forefront.

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Torah Ark from the Great Synagogue of Tykocin, Poland

1642

Shield with decorative border inlaid with semi-precious stones and adorned with lions and crown at top, column on left and plaque in middle with Hebrew text.

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Torah Shield, Dedicated to Sarel bat Moses Tsoref, from Her Husband

17th Century

Embroidered curtain of columns with crowns on left and right sides and decorative floral motifs throughout, and Hebrew text in top center.

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Torah Curtain from Prague

1697