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Torah Ark Curtain
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This splendid Torah ark curtain, made in Kriegshaber, Germany, is the work of the embroiderer Elkana Schatz Naumberg of Fürth, whose name appears in an inscription in the central bottom section. It is…

Contributor:

Elkana Schatz Naumberg

Places:

Kriegshaber, Holy Roman Empire (Kriegshaber, Germany)

Date:

1724

Subjects:

Textiles, Synagogue, Ritual objects, Crafts, Aesthetics

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Cloth with embroidered columns on either side, pattern in the middle, and Hebrew text between two lions and crown on top.