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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Khaimovich, Boris, 1994

A rectangular tombstone with semicircular top contains an epitaph surmounted by a depiction of a lion standing between two trees.

The epitaph written in square sunken letters reads:

פ"נ

איש חשוב מ' אברום

ב"ר שלמה סג"ל נ' יד

שבט שנת תרס"ט

תנצב"ה

Translation:

Here is buried

An important man, our teacher Avrum

Son of r. Shlomo Segal, died on 14

of Shvat, the year [5]469

May his soul be bound in the bundle of life

Name/Title
New Jewish cemetery in Teleneşti (Teleneshty) | Unknown
Object Detail
Tombstone of Avrum son of Shlomo Segal
Settings
Unknown
Date
1909
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Moldova | Teleneşti
| Cantemir St., at the crossroad of L288 and Solits Street
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Sandstone
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Engraved
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Sunken letters
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
~120 cm
Length
Width
~50 cm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
~20 cm
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
L | Lion
T | Tree
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Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
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
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
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
A lion between two trees.
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Boris Khaimovich | 1994
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2014
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.