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These Torah finials from Cochin, India, were made around 1565. Elegant and simple, crafted from metal, their surfaces appear to be hammered, with one adorned with a Hebrew inscription. The earliest…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Cochin, Cochin (Ernakulam, India)
Date:
ca. 1565
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This carte-de-visite photograph was made at a time when photographs the size of visiting cards were popular. Some were mass produced, for sale to the public. People collected and traded photographs of…
Contributor:
Alberto Henschel
Places:
Salvador, Empire of Brazil (Salvador, Brazil)
Date:
ca. 1869