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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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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...

Decorationfor a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branches, to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Moses (left) and the high priest Aaron (right) and blessings for Sukkot. Moravia, symmetrical parchment cutout, 31 x 20,5 cm
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Decorationfor a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branche...

Sukkah decoration: a man in period costume carries lulav and etrog (a palm branch and lemon) to the synagogue to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. From Buschwiller, France. Watercolour on paper, 45 x 28 cm
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Sukkah decoration: a man in period costume carries lulav and etrog (a palm...

Decoration for a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with branches, to celebrate Sukkot, the Jewish seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. From the Ukraine, 1858. Symmetrical paper cutout, 41 x 33,5 cm
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Decoration for a sukkah, a booth erected in the open air and covered with bra...

Torah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual completion and commencement of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue. The crown adorns the Torah role. From Alsace, mid-18th. Papier-mache, silk, artificial flowers. H: 21 cm
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Torah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual c...

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...

Dreidels, spinning tops, are used in a traditional game at Chanukkah, the Feast of Dediaction, commemo- rating the rededication of the Temple after the victory of Judah Maccabee over the Seleucids. From Syria and Holland. Carved wood, 2 - 3 cms
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Dreidels, spinning tops, are used in a traditional game at Chanukkah, the F...

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...