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Animals and Beasts
(of
subject
)
20 of 180 artpiece(s) in
subject
set as
Animals and Beasts
:
Beth Alpha Synagogue
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
*Architecture
|
Decoration
|
Mosaic floor (Decoration)
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Inhabited scrolls
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Halberstadt Sefer Evronot
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Astronomical literature
|
Evronot
, Book of
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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Halberstadt Sefer Evronot
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Astronomical literature
|
Evronot
, Book of
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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Halberstadt Sefer Evronot
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Astronomical literature
|
Evronot
, Book of
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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Halberstadt Sefer Evronot
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Astronomical literature
|
Evronot
, Book of
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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Halberstadt Sefer Evronot
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Astronomical literature
|
Evronot
, Book of
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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Halberstadt Sefer Evronot
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Astronomical literature
|
Evronot
, Book of
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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JHI Sepia Esther Scroll
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
I
|
Illustration
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Esther story protagonists
A
|
Animals and Beasts
B
|
Bird
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Main text framed
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A fragment of an animal`s head from Beth She`arim
Object
*Fine art
|
*Three-dimensional works
|
Sculpture
*Ancient Art
|
*Funerary
|
Sarcophagus
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
S
|
Serpent (Snake)
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NLI Moshe ben Avraham Pescarolo Esther Scroll
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Ahasuerus' banquet (Es. 1:3-8)
V
|
Vase
|
Vase with flowers
H
|
Herm(a)
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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IM Illustrated Esther Scroll with Roundels
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
E
|
Elephant
A
|
Animals and Beasts
D
|
Deer
B
|
Bear
L
|
Lion
F
|
Fox
U
|
Unicorn
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Esther's first banquet (Es. 5:5-8)
S
|
Scene, unidentified
H
|
Human Figure
D
|
Dog
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Haman casting the lot/
Pur
- Haman aiming at the Zodiac wheel (based on Midrash)
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Main text framed
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IM Illustrated Esther Scroll with Roundels
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
R
|
Rainbow, Benediction of
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Esther story protagonists
T
|
Tree
J
|
Jester
P
|
Purim
|
Purim costume
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Haman's sons hanged (Es. 9:14)
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Main text framed
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IM Illustrated Esther Scroll with Roundels
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
I
|
Illustration
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
|
Floral motif
A
|
Animals and Beasts
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
B
|
Bird
F
|
Flower
E
|
Esther, Book of (following the order of the story)
|
Esther story protagonists
J
|
Jews
H
|
Human Figure
A
|
Angel , (
Sandalfon (angel)
), (
Metatron (angel)
)
G
|
Griffin
F
|
Fruits
T
|
Tree
M
|
Musician
J
|
Jester
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Main text framed
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Basin
Object
*The Jewish home
|
*Miscellaneous
|
Basin
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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Yoselin Vatican Siddur
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Prayer books
|
Siddur
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
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JMP Esther Scroll with Floral Motif and Zodiac
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
A
|
Animals and Beasts
B
|
Bird
See item's full info
JMP Esther Scroll with Floral Motif and Zodiac
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
A
|
Animals and Beasts
B
|
Bird
See item's full info
JMP Esther Scroll with Floral Motif and Zodiac
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
A
|
Animals and Beasts
B
|
Bird
See item's full info
JMP Esther Scroll with Floral Motif and Zodiac
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
A
|
Animals and Beasts
B
|
Bird
See item's full info
JMP Esther Scroll with Floral Motif and Zodiac
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Esther scroll (
megillat Esther
)
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
A
|
Animals and Beasts
B
|
Bird
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Amulet
Object
*The Jewish home
|
*Personal objects
|
Amulet
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
C
|
Crescent
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Ashkenazi Synagogue in Cairo
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
L
|
Lion
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Ashkenazi Synagogue in Cairo
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
L
|
Lion
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
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Synagogue in Łańcut - interior photos of 2018
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
B
|
Bird
F
|
Fox
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
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Jewish Cemetery in Sataniv
Object
*Funeral art
|
Jewish Cemetery
Subject
H
|
Heraldic composition
|
Supporters
|
Two lions
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
D
|
Deer
|
Deer rubs his nose with rear hoof
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
H
|
Heraldic composition
|
Supporters
|
Two birds
G
|
Grapes
|
Grapes, Cluster of
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Jewish Cemetery in Sataniv
Object
*Funeral art
|
Jewish Cemetery
Subject
L
|
Levi, Emblem of
L
|
Lion
V
|
Vase
|
Vase with flowers
H
|
Heraldic composition
|
Supporters
|
Two birds
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
W
|
Wolf
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Third Copenhagen Hispano Portuguese Bible
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Bible
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Initial word panel, Illustrative
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Architectonic motif
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Masorah in micrography forming illustration to the text
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Masorah in micrography, decorative
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
|
Foliate scrolls
F
|
Flower
F
|
Fleur-de-lys
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
|
Foliate motif
H
|
Hybrid animal (See also
Griffin
)
B
|
Bird
|
Bird pecking flowers
D
|
Dog
E
|
Eagle
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
See item's full info
Prato Haggadah
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Passover Haggadah
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Initial word, framed
|
Initial word panel (Not used; see:
Initial word panel, Illustrative
,
Initial word panel, decorative
)
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
|
Foliate scrolls
D
|
Dragon
|
Winged dragon
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
See item's full info
Jewish cemetery in Sataniv (Satanov), photos 1992
Object
*Funeral art
|
Jewish Cemetery
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
T
|
Tree
W
|
Wolf
See item's full info
Jewish cemetery in Sataniv (Satanov), photos 1992
Object
*Funeral art
|
Jewish Cemetery
Subject
E
|
Eagle
|
Eagle, double-headed displayed
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
F
|
Five branched or three branched menorah
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Wooden Synagogue in Hvizdets' (Gwoździec) - Wall decoration
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
C
|
Curtain
S
|
Stork
|
Stork with a snake in its beak
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
L
|
Lion
|
Lion statant
See item's full info
Wooden Synagogue in Hvizdets' (Gwoździec) - Wall decoration
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
L
|
Lion
|
Lion statant
S
|
Stork
|
Stork with a snake in its beak
See item's full info
Wooden Synagogue in Khodoriv (Chodorów)
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
H
|
Heraldic composition
|
Supporters
|
Lion and unicorn
G
|
Grotesque
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
H
|
Heraldic composition
|
Supporters
|
Two lions
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
|
Aquarius (Bucket), Zodiac Sign of Shvat
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
|
Capricorn (Kid), Zodiac Sign of Tevet
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
|
Sagittarius (Bow), Zodiac Sign of Kislev
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
|
Pisces (Fish), Zodiac Sign of Adar
See item's full info
Wooden Synagogue in Khodoriv (Chodorów)
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
E
|
Eagle
|
Eagle, double-headed displayed
|
Displayed double-headed eagle grasping two animals
Z
|
Zodiac Signs
H
|
Hare
|
Three hares running in a circle
B
|
Bear
|
Bear holding a shrub or branch
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
G
|
Griffin
V
|
Vase
|
Vase with flowers
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
C
|
City
S
|
Stork
|
Two storks with intertwined necks
See item's full info
Wooden Synagogue in Khodoriv (Chodorów)
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
B
|
Bear
|
Bear holding a shrub or branch
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
H
|
Heraldic composition
|
Supporters
|
Two unicorns
E
|
Elephant
|
Elephant with a tower on his back
S
|
Stork
B
|
Bird
|
Bird of prey
|
Bird of prey grasping a small animal
C
|
Camel
T
|
Turkey (bird)
V
|
Vase
|
Vase with flowers
B
|
Bear
|
Bear climbs a tree
See item's full info
Wooden Synagogue in Kamianka Buz'ka (Kamionka Strumiłowa)
Object
*Architecture
|
Synagogue
Subject
C
|
City
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Predator grasping a small animal or bird
B
|
Bear
|
Bear holding a shrub or branch
See item's full info
Laud Mahzor
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Prayer books
|
Mahzor
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Initial word, framed
|
Initial word panel (Not used; see:
Initial word panel, Illustrative
,
Initial word panel, decorative
)
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
See item's full info
Laud Mahzor
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Prayer books
|
Mahzor
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Initial word, framed
|
Initial word panel (Not used; see:
Initial word panel, Illustrative
,
Initial word panel, decorative
)
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
See item's full info
First Kennicott Bible
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Bible
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Linguistic literature
|
Sefer Mikhlol
Subject
C
|
Cat
|
Cats and mice war
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Massoretic list, arched
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Full page framed
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
|
Foliate scrolls
H
|
Hybrid animal (See also
Griffin
)
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
W
|
War Machines
|
Fortresses
|
Attack on a fortress
See item's full info
First Kennicott Bible
Object
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Bible
*Manuscripts and Printed Books
|
Linguistic literature
|
Sefer Mikhlol
Subject
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Massoretic list, arched
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Full page framed
O
|
Ornamentation:
|
Foliate and floral ornaments
|
Foliate scrolls
H
|
Hybrid animal (See also
Griffin
)
W
|
War Machines
|
Fortresses
|
Attack on a fortress
C
|
Cat
|
Cats and mice war
A
|
Animals and Beasts
|
Animal's Head
See item's full info
Narrower Term
Animal's Head
Predator grasping a small animal or bird