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Rectangular relief of face framed in rectangular layers and four small columns below.

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Ancient Israelite Dress and Adornment

Biblical Period

Textile featuring two panels depicting Torah scrolls, Hebrew words, candles, scale, geometric shapes, and floral and plant motifs.

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Torah Ark Curtain (Israel)

Siona Shimshi

1955–1965

Prayer shawl woven with bands of vibrant colors.

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B’nai Or Prayer Shawl

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

1956–1966

Six vertical tapestries woven in patterns in similar shades.

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Six Prayers

Annelise Albers

1965–1966

Embroidered curtain of columns with crowns on left and right sides and decorative floral motifs throughout, and Hebrew text in top center.

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Torah Curtain

1602

Mixed media work featuring English and Hebrew text in frames of rectangles throughout work, still life in center rectangle surrounded by hand prints and broken hearts, decorative motif on either side of still life, and floral border.

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David’s Room

Jenifer Bar Lev

1992

Carpet with embroidered designs and four small posts near each corner.

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Persian Carpet

1600–1726

Textile with central panel of building with domed roof, side panels of candelabra, and border of Stars of David.

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Carpet Depicting Rachel’s Tomb

Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts

1920–1929

Drawing of outfit consisting of a linen embroidered apron with hem made of alternating pomegranates and bells, undershirt, and breastplate with twelve stones in center.

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The High Priest’s Garments

Biblical Period

Long rectangular cloth folded in several places, with floral design on one side and Hebrew text on the other side, with image of person reading from the Torah and couple under a wedding canopy.

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Torah Binder (Rechnitz)

1750

Cloth embroidered with floral border, and four central panels, the top two with pitchers, vines, and flowers, and the bottom two with trees and ribbons with Hebrew text.

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Torah Cover (?)

ca. 1600

Cloth with embroidered image of tablets in clouds above mountain and city.

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Torah Ark Curtain (Venice)

Simḥah

1680/1