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Drawing of pottery fragment with painting of seated and bearded male with neck-length hair wearing bracelets.

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Seated Male Figure

Iron Age II, Late 8th–Early 7th Century BCE

Textile featuring two panels depicting Torah scrolls, Hebrew words, candles, scale, geometric shapes, and floral and plant motifs.

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Torah Ark Curtain

1955–1965

Prayer shawl woven with bands of vibrant colors.

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B’nai Or Prayer Shawl

1956–1966

Six vertical tapestries woven in patterns in similar shades.

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Six Prayers

1965–1966

Glass and stone beaded necklace including three large triangular shaped pendants with stripes, and an irregular shaped pendant.

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Necklace of Beads

Persian Period, 5th Century BCE

Portrait painting of seated woman facing viewer, dressed in gown, and holding flowers in both hands, with landscape in the background.

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Portrait of Leonore (Rachel) de Alvaro da Costa

1730s–1740s

Print engraving of woman in veil flanked by two other women, standing before a stone building.

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Jewish Bride in Fürth

1705

Metal belt with carved clasp.

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Sivlonot Belt

17th Century

Illustration of man in hat carrying money bag and garlic and wearing badge, with German text across top.

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Jewish Men’s and Women’s Clothing in Worms (Tracht der Juden zu Worms)

16th Century

Cylindrical cases carved with geometric designs.

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Torah Cases from the Synagogue of Aleppo, Syria

ca. 1710

Print portrait of woman facing viewer wearing large hat and many-stranded pearls.

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Jewish Woman in Izmir, Turkey.

1714

Carpet with embroidered designs and four small posts near each corner.

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Persian Carpet

1600–1726