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This Hanukkah lamp from Poland is made from brass and would likely have been placed near the Torah ark in a synagogue. An engraved and cast eagle sits above a domed cupola, representing gratitude and…
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Artist Unknown
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poland)
Date:
17th Century
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This Torah shield contains a rare example of a personal inscription by the silversmith, stating: “This is the work of my hands in which I take pride, Ze’ev ben Abraham [?], silversmith from Piotrków…
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Ze’ev ben Abraham [?]
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Piotrków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland)
Date:
1766
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This partially gilt-silver Torah crown from Poland is studded with semi-precious stones. Its two-tiered base is typical of Torah crowns from Eastern Europe. It is inscribed in Hebrew with the words,…
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Poland)
Date:
1729
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The kapporet is a short valance hung over the curtain of the Torah ark that first began to appear in Eastern Europe in the late seventeenth century. The griffins and crowns that appear on this kappore…
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Zawichost, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Zawichost, Poland)
Date:
1700