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Mary, Mother of Christ

MARY, MOTHER OF CHRIST

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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...

The Fall of Goliath. Top: King Saul and his men of valour; bottom: David slays Goliath; four Philistine warriors mourn with raised arms, David's brothers look on (left); Goliath's helmet between them on the ground. Oil on glass painting, 59,5 x 49 cm
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The Fall of Goliath. Top: King Saul and his men of valour; bottom: David sl...

Embroidery from Jerusalem, 1840-1850. It illustrates a verse from Psalm 137: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept as we thought of Zion. There, on the poplars, we hung up our lyres." Wool embroidered on perforated paper, 60 x 46,5 cm
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Embroidery from Jerusalem, 1840-1850. It illustrates a verse from Psalm 137:...

Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,beginning in the lower register and ending with the angel halting the sacrifice. The inscription asks to remember "the binding of Isaac" on Rosh Hashanah, the New Year and a day of judgement.Watercolour,55x38
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Painting from Safed,Palestine. The story of Abraham and Isaac,beginning in the l...

Plate for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The story of the sacrifice of Isaak (Akedah - the binding of Isaac) is read in the synagogue on that day. Brass, 20 cm diameter
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Plate for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The story of the sacrifice of Isaak...

Chanukkah lamp and quilted picture of Adam, Eve and the snake. Chanukkah is the Feast of Dedication, commemorating the rededication of the Temple after the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Seleucids. From USA. Lamp of pewter, candle holders of tin. H:26,5 cm
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Chanukkah lamp and quilted picture of Adam, Eve and the snake. Chanukkah is...

Embroidered wallhanging for Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Persian Jews as related in the biblical book of Esther. Bottom register: Haman, enemy of the Jews, and his ten sons die on the gallows. Jerusalem,wool and silk,perforated paper, 67 x 53 cm
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Embroidered wallhanging for Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the salvat...

Shiviti, a plaque placed on the wall of synagogue or home to indicate East, the direction of prayer. This shiviti is for Purim, the feast commemorating the salvation of the Persian Jews from oppression by Haman. From Persia, paper and watercolour, 43 x 35 cm
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Shiviti, a plaque placed on the wall of synagogue or home to indicate East, t...

Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours during Purim. From Germany. The plate shows Zeresh, wife of Haman, oppressor of Persian Jews, pouring the contents of a chamber pot over Haman. Pewter, 23,7 cm diameter.
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Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours d...

Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours during Purim. From Germany, 1822. In the top segment, Haman hangs from the gallows. Inscription says "Send gifts to one another" Pewter, 23,2 cm diameter
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Purim plate, used for the exchange of food among friends and neighbours d...

Purim painting: A Chasidic rabbi on the right, from Eastern Europe, celebrates Purim with the Sephardic rabbi on the left and two Chasidim. From Safed, Israel. Painting on paper, 37 x 18 cm
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Purim painting: A Chasidic rabbi on the right, from Eastern Europe, celebrat...

Grogger, a Purim-rattle with which noise is made in the synagogue during the reading of the Book Esther (Megillat Esther), whenever the name of Haman is mentioned. On this rattle from Poland, the heads are labelled Haman and Hitler. 1933. Wood, 16,5 x 8 cm
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Grogger, a Purim-rattle with which noise is made in the synagogue during...