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The High Priest’s Garments
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A detailed description of the priests’ sacral vestments in Exodus 28 provides written evidence of sacred dress and adornment, although neither archaeological evidence nor pictorial representations for…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Archaeology, Dress, Priest/priesthood, Temple, Textiles

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Dress & Adornment
Drawing of outfit consisting of a linen embroidered apron with hem made of alternating pomegranates and bells, undershirt, and breastplate with twelve stones in center.
Broadsheet Accompanying Model of the Tabernacle
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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…

Contributor:

Jacob Judah Leon Templo

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1652

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Temple, Cities, Portrait, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Architecture
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.
Sha‘ar Hashamayim Synagogue Dome
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When it was first built, the Sha‘ar Hashamayim (Gate of Heaven) Synagogue in Cairo was the largest building on the boulevard where it still stands. Built to resemble what was imagined to be the design…

Contributor:

Maurice Joseph Cattaui, Eduard Matasek

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Art, Synagogue, Temple, Jewish identity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture
Photograph of domed ceiling covered with geometric shapes, including Stars of David.
Map of the Temple in Jerusalem
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This map of the Temple in Jerusalem made in Safed by a Jewish scribe comes from an example of a “pilgrimage scroll,” also known as an “itinerary,” because they included instructions for visiting holy…

Contributor:

Uri of Biella

Places:

Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)

Date:

1564

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Jerusalem, Temple, Leadership, Prayer

Categories:

History, Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture
Manuscript page with Hebrew text above illustration of city walls with central domed building.