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Tefillin cases, Galicia, Poland, 19th century
Unknown19th century
The Jewish Museum, London
London, United Kingdom
A pair of silver cubic tefillin cases(philacteries), One is engraved, on the four sides, with the Mishnaic verse Chapters of the Fathers: 30, decorated with the appropriate leopard, eagle, hart and lion. The other features illustrated verses from the Song of Songs (2:14) and Jeremia (1:17).
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- Title: Tefillin cases, Galicia, Poland, 19th century
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th century
- Location Created: Galicia, Poland, today partially in Ukraine
- object number: JM 583 and 583a
- Physical Dimensions: w70 x h50 x d60 mm
- Credit Line: Gift of Norman Laski
- Type: tefillin case
- Rights: Digital image: Jewish Museum London
- External Link: http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/search-our-collections-new?adlibid=8544&offset=0
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