Torah Curtain
Artist Unknown
1602
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This Torah curtain was donated to the Altneuschul (Staranova Synagogue) in Prague in 1602 by Natan ben Issachar (called Karpel Zaks), and Hadassi bat Moses, who commissioned it, as attested to by its Hebrew inscription. Above the large piece of opulent fabric at its center is a circle within which three blue-green carp are depicted lying crisscross atop each other. The curtain is also lavishly decorated with embroidered floral motifs and architectural elements.
Credits
With permission of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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