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Mizraḥ Tablet Lithograph
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This mizraḥ (an ornamental wall plaque used to indicate the direction of Jerusalem) includes a map of the Land of Israel surrounded by sacred sites and vistas. These elaborate mizraḥ sheets were often…

Contributor:

Abraham Monsohn

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

ca. 1900

Subjects:

Art, Ritual object, Israel/Israelis, Prayer

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects
Image with map of Israel in center, surrounded by smaller maps, drawings of sandstone buildings, and decorative flourishes.