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Torah Curtain from Prague
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This Torah ark curtain was donated to a synagogue in Prague by Leib ben Hezekiah Tausk Nagelstock and his wife Reykhl, daughter of Lemel Lichtenstadt. The composition of the curtain is stylized…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1697

Subjects:

Ritual object, Textiles, Synagogue, Aesthetics, Cities

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects
Embroidered curtain of columns with crowns on left and right sides and decorative floral motifs throughout, and Hebrew text in top center.
Amulet
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This amulet was presented by members of the Jewish community of Prague to the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. At its center sits a seven-branched menorah surrounded by a prayer on Rudolf’s behalf…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

ca. 1600

Subjects:

Ritual object, Christian-Jewish relations, Cities, Crafts, Community

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Circular amulet with stones around perimeter and image of candelabrum with Hebrew text in center, surrounded by images of the zodiac.