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Img. ID: 233134

© Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Photographer: Breyer, Alois, 1910-1913

The triangular pendentives on the western site.

The upper level: an inscription putted inside portal-shaped frames.

The lower level: Leviathan biting his tail, surrounding a city

The flat triangular spaces: Three rabbits running after each other in a circle

 From the left. Upper level: An inscription in the medallion:

 ראו כל אלה עשתה ידי לכבוד המקום ולכבוד הבריות נאום הצייר יצחק בן הר"ר יהודא ליב הכהן מק"ק ירטשוב לפרט וזה מעשה יד'י לה'ת'פ'ר לפק [דהתפ – 1729]

See, All this was made by my hand {Isaiah 66:2}, for the glory of the place and the glory of the community the artist [of beauty] Isaac son of Rabbi Judah Leib ha-Cohen from the Holy community of Jarychow. In the Year ‘This is my handiwork, in which I glory’ (1729) {Isaiah 60:21}»

Lower level:  camel

From the right. Upper level: bird of prey bird of prey torments small animal

Lower level: a deer rubs his nose with a hoof , a hawk

 

 

Name/Title
Wooden Synagogue in Hvizdets' (Gwoździec) - Vault Decoration | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Ceiling, north-west corner
Settings
Unknown
Date
1686 (The earliest date, most likely, on the inscription panel on the eastern wall); 1717 (The date on the entrance door); 1729 (The date of the murals on the vault)
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Unknown
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
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Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
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Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
1
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
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Author of description
Khaimovich Boris |
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
A354873