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Purim plate. Detail from 30-05-02/50. Haman leading Mordechai and part of a Hebrew inscription (Esther 9,22 and 6,9). From southern Germany. Pewter. Inv. 353
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Purim plate. Detail from 30-05-02/50. Haman leading Mordechai...

Moses found in the basket - eglomise, three-colored, Brass frame - 1st half 19th - below: Hebrew inscription Three lines (Exodus 2.3) - Austro-Hungarian - Inv.746 S: 8 x 5.2.cm
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Moses found in the basket - eglomise, three-colored, Brass frame - 1st half 1...

Jeremiah on the ruins of the sanctuary. Hebrew inscription"Jeremiahu,on the ruins of the sanctuary, watches the deportation of the jews to Babylon by the king Nebuchadnezzar".Austro-Hungarian. Eglomise-glass, three-coloured, 7,7 x 5,2 cm Inv.744
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Jeremiah on the ruins of the sanctuary. Hebrew inscription"Jeremiahu,on the ruin...

King Lear, 1849 - oil on canvas From Germany Size: 92 x 73 cm Inv. 1618 (1849)
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King Lear, 1849 - oil on canvas From Germany...

David playing the Harp for King Saul; 1896 Oil on canvas Size: 126 x 235 Inv. 1626
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David playing the Harp for King Saul; 1896 Oil on canvas...

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...

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...