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© Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Photographer: Breyer, Alois, 1910-1913, Negative/Photo. No. A354914.

Fragment of the western wall decoration.

 

The upper part of the middle decorative panel adorned with an inscription on a white background.

The inscription:

שחור על לבן זכר לחורבן

Two bears climbing the tree are depicted above the inscription.

Round matzoh hanging in the center of the panel (?)

 

Two dedicatory inscriptions from the left and from the right are putted inside the portal shaped frame. Two deer flanking a rosette putted in the gable of the left portal. Two grotesques flanking world “אל” putted in the gable of the right portal.

Name/Title
Wooden Synagogue in Hvizdets' (Gwoździec) - Wall decoration | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Interior, Western wall
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
Site
Unknown
School/Style
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Period Detail
Collection
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
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
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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Full Name
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Page
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Researcher
Khaimovich Boris |
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