Ewer and Basin

Etching of ceremony under marriage canopy outside a building, surrounded by people and framed by decorative motif.

Huppah

This glimpse into an eighteenth-century German Jewish marriage ceremony offers an opportunity to consider how gender roles have changed for this vital ritual.

View Source

Silver medal featuring synagogue and German text.

Medal from Dedication of the Munich Synagogue in 1826

I. W. Loewenbach’s medal commemorating the dedication of the new synagogue in Munich (1826) is among the earliest German synagogue medals. On one side of the medal, one sees the façade of the…

View Source

Ivory carving in two disconnected fragments, one with two heads and the other one with a body on a throne.

Ivory-openwork Inlay with an Enthroned Figure

This ivory openwork inlay from Samaria depicts a figure enthroned on a cushioned chair, perhaps at a banquet, with an attendant standing behind. Royal banquet scenes, common in ancient Near Eastern…

View Source

Ewer and Basin

Places:

Categories:

Subjects:

You may also like