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Tombstone (Rome)
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This tombstone of Abraham Roccas (d. 1587) is located in the Cloister of the Papal Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, in Rome, Italy.

Places:

Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1587

Subjects:

Death, Gravestones, Tombs, Mourning, Jewish identity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Cylindrical tombstone with Hebrew on top, sitting on decorative base.
Tombstone (Padua)
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Tombstone of Shifra Tamari (d. 1565), Padua, Italy. In the early modern period, most Jewish tombstones in Italy were Italian Renaissance in style. Hebrew epitaph poems, like the one on this gravestone…

Places:

Padua, Venice (Padua, Italy)

Date:

1565

Subjects:

Gravestones, Cemetery, Burial, Mourning, Death

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Inscriptions
Tombstone of decorative foliage surrounding Hebrew inscription.