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Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Calcutta, India, 1900. Exotic local flora and fauna, including fish, peacocks and tigers adorn this contract. Parchment, 49,7 x 40,3 cm
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Ketubah (detail of upper half) from Calcutta, India, 1900. Exotic local flora...

An amulet against the evil eye, to be hung in a home. The raised hand ("hamsa") in the Levitical configuration bestowes blessing; the fish are a symbol of fertility. Painted glass on foil, 34,5 x 29 cm
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An amulet against the evil eye, to be hung in a home. The raised hand...

Prayerbook from Corfu, Greece, 1692. A miscellaneous collection of prayers and sayings from the Talmud, this prayerbook is written in Judeo-Greek. Page shows the angel preventing Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. Watercolour on paper, 20 leaves, 13 x 12 cm
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Prayerbook from Corfu, Greece, 1692. A miscellaneous collection of prayers and s...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction or orientation for prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Poland. Symmetrical paper cutout with ink and tempera, 43 x 34 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to i...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction or orientation for prayer, i.e. facing east towards Jerusalem. From Hurben, Germany, 1821. Symmetrical paper cutout over light blue background. 34 x 30,5 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue t...

Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to indicate the direction of prayer, i.e.facing east towards Jerusalem. Palestine, 1890. Embroidery on cotton canvas, 22 x 17,5 cm
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Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home or synagogue to ind...

Shiviti, a decorative plaque used in synagogues It contains verses concerning the Law and Torah. From Poland, mid-19th. Paper cutout and watercolour, 55 x 41,5 cm
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Shiviti, a decorative plaque used in synagogues It contains verses conce...

Painting with birds, lions of Judah and the word "Zion" in the Star of David on top. Painted glass on silver foil, 34 x 29 cm Date and origin unknown.
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Painting with birds, lions of Judah and the word "Zion" in the Star of Da...

Painting with the name of god in the center, doves and heraldic lions around a flower vase. Probably the work of artist Moshe Mizrachi, born in Persia, and emigrated to Safed, Israel, about 1890. Watercolour on paper, 37 x 18 cm
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Painting with the name of god in the center, doves and heraldic lions aroun...

Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of homes or synagogues to indicater the direction of prayer, i.e. east towards Jerusalem. From Poland, 1852. Birds, large and small, surround a little house. Embroidery on linen, 42,5 x 40 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of homes or synagogues to i...

Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, i.e.east towards Jerusalem. From Central Europe. Two Lions of Judah flank the central inscription "From this direc- tion comes the spirit of life". Paper, 16 x 14 cm
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Mizrach ("East"),a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the dir...

Memento Mori decoration, a reminder of the shortness of life and the importance of spiritual over material pleasures. From Germany or Poland. Two hunters with dogs shoot at two stags. Below, a five-branched menorah Paper cutout, ink and watercolour, 18,9 x 14,5 cm
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Memento Mori decoration, a reminder of the shortness of life and the importan...