Ark and Two Cathedrae

Watch-like device with concentric circles, inner geometric shapes and hands.

Astrolabe

This astrolabe, an astronomical instrument, from the sixteenth century is inscribed in Hebrew characters.

Ivory pointer in shape of hand on one end with three ivory and brass beads.

Yadayim (Torah Pointers)

These two Torah pointers (yadayim) are from Galicia, one made of ivory and brass and the other of wood. Yadayim (hands) are used during public reading of the Torah, so that the reader may avoid…

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Broadsheet with Dutch text on left and right margins, with large illustrated map in the middle of many squares and lines. Around the map are five images in squares: a man in hat and moustache, layers of priestly garments, a smaller map, rectangular building, and items of worship such as a candelabrum.

Broadsheet Accompanying Model of the Tabernacle

This broadsheet is based on a famous model of the Temple in Jerusalem, owned by Jacob Judah Leon, a rabbi from the Netherlands. Probably produced in Amsterdam, the poster includes illustrations of the…

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