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Gravestone of Mordecai Hezekiah Namias de Crasto (replica)
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In reference to the deceased’s name, the central verse fragment on this monument reads “And Mordechai came before the king . . .” (Esther 8:1), and the top panel contains a low relief of a richly clad…

Places:

Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire (Curaçao)

Date:

1716

Subjects:

Angels, demons & deities, Time, Ecology, Astronomy

Categories:

Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Decorative arts
Tombstone of three cherubs and central Portuguese inscription, with engraving of wilted flower, skull, hourglass, and sun, with top panel of engraving of man riding in a procession through street and Hebrew text across the middle.