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Wooden figure of a hornbill, carved and painted in red, yellow and blue. The bird was fixed to a pole. From the Iban Dyaks, Sariba, Borneo. Inv. 94-4-14-1
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Wooden figure of a hornbill, carved and painted in red, yellow and blue....

Mask of the swan and the white whale."In winter the swan leads the white whale towards the hunter" - the mask is obviously worn for hunting-magic;whales were the usual food for inuit villages.Wood,H:49 cm. Depot du Chateau-musee Boulogne-sur-mer,Inv.988.2.150
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Mask of the swan and the white whale."In winter the swan leads the white wha...

Globular vase with bird. Temprana period, 200 CE.
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Globular vase with bird. Temprana period, 200 CE.

Torah shield - early 18th - silver Three bells, crowned eagles and two lions holding crown From Nuremberg H: 32 cm
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Torah shield - early 18th - silver Three bells, crowned eag...

Besomim box, 1840 - silver - Hebrew inscription: "He, who discerns the Holy and the Profane." (Benediction of Havdalah, the end of Sabbath). From Poland, H: 30 cm
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Besomim box, 1840 - silver - Hebrew inscription: "He, who discerns the Holy an...

Chanukkah lamp (menorah). Silver, eight-headed mythical animal which resembles a peacock. From Germany Height 22.5 cm Inv. 488
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Chanukkah lamp (menorah). Silver, eight-headed mythical animal which re...

Chanukkah lamp (menorah). Silver around 1900. Lamp in form of a tree with leaves and birds, a stag at its base. Height 49 cm Inv. 458
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Chanukkah lamp (menorah). Silver around 1900. Lamp in form of a tree w...

Chanukkah lamp (menorah) around 1700 - silver. Two-headed Austrian eagle (added after 1806), flanked by two rampant lions on flower and acanthus leaves. From Gdansk,Poland H: 22 cm Inv.477
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Chanukkah lamp (menorah) around 1700 - silver. Two-headed Austrian eagl...

Chanukkah lamp (menorah), 1866 Center piece topped by eagle with spread wings From Pest (Budapest) H: 21 cm Inv. 471
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Chanukkah lamp (menorah), 1866 Center piece topped by e...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage between Leah bat Eliahu and Yehezkiel ben Yosef, is decorated with a traditional Persian symbol,the half-moon face rising over lions. From Isfahan, 1860. Watercolour on paper, 93 x 68 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract from Persia. This contract of marriage bet...

Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Shiraz, Iran, 1925. Roses, birds and the traditional heraldic lions. Paper, 41,3 x 33 cm
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Ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract, from Shiraz, Iran, 1925. Roses, birds...

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...