Ewer and Basin

Page of Aramaic text with illustrations surrounding it, including heraldic shields around the text and a city, vines, flowers, and birds above text.

Ketubah (Venice)

This Venetian ketubah (marriage contract) from 1707 marks the wedding of Solomon, son of Isaac Franco de Almeida, to Brancha, daughter of David Fernandes Dias. Near the top, the ancient city of…

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Decorated page framed with foliate design featuring two angels on left and right, Hebrew text in middle, and lions on bottom register.

Passover Haggadah with German Translation

One of Charlotte von Rothschild’s most outstanding works is the only known nineteenth-century Hebrew manuscript to have been illuminated by a woman.

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Figurine with horned helmet and raised hand, with gilded bronze on hand and thigh.

Figurine of Male Deity

Figurine of Male Deity, Ugarit, Late Bronze Age, 1550 to 1200 BCE. Seven and a half inches tall (19 cm), this figurine probably once brandished a weapon in its raised hand. It is identifiable as a…

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