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Isfahan Synagogue, Persia
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The use of wall niches for Torah scrolls was a feature of some of the earliest synagogues and continues today in Mizrahi communities. This striking faience-tile mosaic structure would have decorated a…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Isfahan, Safavid Iran (Isfahan, Iran)

Date:

16th Century

Subjects:

Synagogue, Ritual objects, Bible, Mizrahi, Prayer & liturgy, Architecture, Mosaics

Categories:

Architecture, Mosaics, Ritual Objects
Faience-tile mosaic of floral designs throughout, two lines of Hebrew text at the top, and three niches at bottom.
Ark and Two Cathedrae
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This wooden Torah ark and its two cathedrae (chairs), from the Scuola Grande Synagogue in Mantua, Italy, date from 1543. Decorated with gilt carvings and architectural elements, they were meant to…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (Mantova, Italy)

Date:

1543

Subjects:

Ritual objects, Synagogue, Jewish quarters, Aesthetics, Assimilation, Architecture

Categories:

Architecture, Ritual Objects
Wooden Torah ark decorated with carvings, columns, and capitals, flanked by two similarly decorated chairs.
Alms Box
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This alms box was affixed to the wall in the Old Synagogue (Alte-Schul, or Stara Bóżnica) of Kraków, located in the Kazimierz district of the city. Because it was in a part of the Polish-Lithuanian…

Contributor:

Matteo Gucci

Places:

Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)

Date:

1569–70

Subjects:

Synagogue, Cities, Charity, Jewish quarters, Community, Architecture, Ritual objects

Categories:

Architecture, Ritual Objects
Carved wall unit with decorative borders and crowns, locked metal box in middle, and Hebrew text underneath.