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Isfahan Synagogue, Persia
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The use of wall niches for Torah scrolls was a feature of some of the earliest synagogues and continues today in Mizrahi communities. This striking faience-tile mosaic structure would have decorated a…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Isfahan, Safavid Iran (Isfahan, Iran)

Date:

16th Century

Subjects:

Synagogue, Ritual object, Bible, Mizrahi, Prayer

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture, Mosaics, Ritual Objects
Faience-tile mosaic of floral designs throughout, two lines of Hebrew text at the top, and three niches at bottom.