© Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Photographer: Breyer, Alois, 1910-1913, Negative/Photo. No. A354900.
Upper level of the wooden carved Torah ark.
Two - headed heraldic eagle. Two hands in priestly blessing.
The inscription below priestly blessing:
(ב"ה)
לפרט מעשי
ידי להת'פא'
בצ'דק' העוסק
במלאכת הקודש
(In the light of Tora)
In Year (1731)
Executed by my hands
to glorify and donation
Master of sacred work
The murals above the Torah ark.
The upper level. Two griffins supported the Tables of Low inside the open curtain. The Tables of Low surmounted by crown. The inscription:
כתר תורה
Black rooster in the corner.
The lower level. Squirrel cracking the nut, Lion
Name/Title
Wooden Synagogue in Hvizdets' (Gwoździec) - Vault Decoration | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Dome, eastern facet
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)
Active dates
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Artist/ Maker
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
Location
Site
Unknown
School/Style
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Period Detail
Collection
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Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Measurements
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Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
E | Eagle | Eagle, double-headed displayed | Displayed double-headed eagle grasping two animals
T | Tablets of the Law
C | Crowns, the Four (listed according to Misnah, Avot, 4:13) | Crown of Law (Crown of Torah)
H | Heraldic composition | Supporters | Two griffins
C | Curtain
C | Cock (Hen, Rooster)
S | Squirrel | Squirrel cracking a nut
L | Lion | Lion statant
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T | Tablets of the Law
C | Crowns, the Four (listed according to Misnah, Avot, 4:13) | Crown of Law (Crown of Torah)
H | Heraldic composition | Supporters | Two griffins
C | Curtain
C | Cock (Hen, Rooster)
S | Squirrel | Squirrel cracking a nut
L | Lion | Lion statant
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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
1
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
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
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Documenter
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Researcher
Khaimovich Boris |
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconsdivuction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Object Copyright
Tel Aviv Museum of Art