Img. ID: 123
The circular portrait of a man is painted in prominent brush strokes in strong colors. The man's yellow face is outlined in brown thick contours, and his yellow and blue beard and long brown and blonde hair suggests fire. The black hole formed by his mouth encloses a Hebrew inscription in white block letters as follows: אב אמ אמת. The first two words are joined to a larger third word. They compose a pun, combining the words "Father" and "Mother" to create the word "Truth".
Name/Title
Sgan-Cohen, Bocca della Verita Alphabet | Not relevant
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1986
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Site
Not relevant
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Category
Material / Technique
Acrylic on wood
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
Diameter
430mm
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
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
Summary and Remarks
Bocca dell Verita is the machine in ancient Rome, in which people suspected of lying would put their hand: if it burns t thay had been accused as lyers.
The pcture also relates to the death of the artists' parents.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
סגן כהן, פרוזה, 0891
סגן כהן, משקפים, 1991
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Original
Documenter
Dana Peleg | 9.1996
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
Willi Mendelsohn | 12/9/15
Donor
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Object Copyright
Sgan-Cohen, M.
Negative/Photo. No.
011019