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The process of ritual purification of a dead body, known as taharah, involves careful cleaning of the corpse. Prior to being dressed in a white cotton shroud, the body of the deceased is washed, the…
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Artist Unknown
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Bischitz, Austrian Empire (Byšice, Czech Republic)
Date:
1855–1856
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This beaker was used by the members of a burial society in Prague at their annual banquet, held on the day traditionally designated as the anniversary of Moses’ death. The painted scene depicts a…
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1713
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This enameled glass beaker, belonging to the Polin Burial Society in Bohemia, is a fine example of the melding of Jewish and Bohemian art forms. It features painted figures carrying a body toward a…
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Artist Unknown
Places:
Poleň (Polin), Holy Roman Empire (Czech Republic)
Date:
1691