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Embracing couple in ivory inlay, Ugarit, 14th century BCE. This ivory inlay decorated the royal bed from the court of the kings of Ugarit (Syria). The woman has her left arm around the man and with…
Places:
Ugarit, Ugarit (Latakia, Syria)
Date:
14th Century BCE
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The neoclassical Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, designed for the Baroness Charlotte Béatrice de Rothschild, remains Aaron Messiah’s most famous work. Located in Cap Ferrat in southern France, the…
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Jacques-Marcel Auburtin, Aaron Messiah
Places:
Saint-Jean-Cap Ferrat, France (Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France)
Date:
1905
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This impressive cut-paper birth amulet is in the form of the double eagle, the symbol of the Habsburg Monarchy (and pre-partition Poland) and thus a popular motif in Galician Jewish folk art. It is…
Places:
Russian Empire (Ukraine, Ukraine)
Date:
Early 20th Century