Judaism


Jewish History, Diaspora, Biblical Landscapes,Jewish Festivities,Synagogues



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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Torah tabernacle. Detail of the floor                  
mosaic in the synagogue of Hammath                     
near Tiberias
#08050866

Torah tabernacle. Detail of the floor mosaic in the synagogue...

Menorah with Lulav and Etrog. Mosaic                   
from the synagogue in Hammath near Tiberias
#08050867

Menorah with Lulav and Etrog. Mosaic from the synagogue in Ha...

Dice, bone and bronze, a piece for draughts;           
bone and almond shaped theatre ticket;                 
bone, engraved, probably from the theatre              
of Herod in Caesarea.                                  
Roman, Bar Kochba Period (1st and 2nd CE)
#080509 8

Dice, bone and bronze, a piece for draughts; bone and almond shaped t...

Necklace (44 cm) and two pairs of earrings             
from a tomb cave south of Bethlehem.                   
Gold, emeralds, and garnets
#080509 9

Necklace (44 cm) and two pairs of earrings from a tomb cave south o...

Two hairpins (right), female figurines with            
elaborate hairdo, bone, from Bethlehem.                
Female figurine on a pillar (left), bone,              
from Jerusalem.                                        
(2nd CE) Roman
#08050911

Two hairpins (right), female figurines with elaborate hairdo, bone,...

Ink pot from the scriptorium in Qumran.                
Herodian/Hasmonaean (?)                                
Size: 4.7 cm
#08050929

Ink pot from the scriptorium in Qumran. Herodian/Hasmonaean (?)...

Oil-lamp with a menorah on either side                 
of the wick, from the Hebron area.                     
Clay                                                   
Length: 8 cm
#08050931

Oil-lamp with a menorah on either side of the wick, from the He...

Oil lamp with menorah design                           
from a tomb near Hebron.                               
Clay                                                   
Length: 11.2 cm
#08050932

Oil lamp with menorah design from a tomb near Hebron....

Oil lamp with menorah design                           
from Jerusalem.                                        
Byzantine Period                                       
Length: 8.7 cm
#08050933

Oil lamp with menorah design from Jerusalem....

Bowl with anse from Jerusalem.                         
Bronze, Roman-Hellenistic                              
Diameter: 18.9 cm
#08050937

Bowl with anse from Jerusalem. Bronze, Roman-Hellenisti...

Incense burner shaped like a pomegranate               
with branch and six leaves, from Jordan.               
Bronze                                                 
Size: 19.5 cm
#08050939

Incense burner shaped like a pomegranate with branch and six leav...

Ladle from Jerusalem.                                  
Bronze, (1st CE) Roman                                 
Spoon from Bethlehem.                                  
Gold-plated bronze, (1st BCE) Herodian                 
Length: 13.4 cm
#08050940

Ladle from Jerusalem. Bronze, (1st CE) Roman...