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16th
Century
Synagogue
Wall
An entire faience mosaic wail
from a 16th century synagogue in
Isfahan, Persia (Iran), has just
been acquired by the Jewish Mu
seum of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America, 92nd Street
and Fifth Avenue, it has been an
nounced by Dr. Stephen S. Kayser,
curator. The wall which is 8 feet 9
inches high and 15 feet wide has
been completely restored and re
erected in the Museum’s third floor
west wing. It is the only such syn
agogue wall known to exist.
The use of faience mosaic, a
glazed ceramic technique which
was developed in Isfahan in the
fourteenth century, is a distinctive
feature of Persian architecture but
it is most commonly associated
with mosques, particularly as a sur
face decoration. The Museum’s
new acquisition is evidence that it
existed in synagogue architecture
as well.
Along the upper level of the
Museum’s new synagogue wall are
two horizontal rows of gold He
brew lettering; each row is one
foot high. From the Hebrew in
scription which reads — "By Thy
abundant grace, I enter Thy house,
I worship before Thy sanctuary
with reverence (Psalms 5:8). This
is the gateway of the Lord; the
righteous shall enter into it.”
(Psalms 118:20)—it can be assumed
that the wall was the upper part
of the entrance to the synagogue.
Characteristic of faience mosaic
decoration is the use of a floral
motif reminiscent of the lotus blos
som. The Museum’s new acquisi
tion is decorated in a floral inter
lace design on a dark ground
bound by continuous bands of a
contrasting floral pattern. The
work is richly colored in turquoise
blue, cobalt blue, mustard yellow,
shades of green, Chinese red,
white and black. Three ogee arches
form niches into which the Museum
has placed three Torah cases of
Persian origin from the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries.
The Persian synagogue wall was
presented to the Jewish Museum
by Lucy and Henry Moses, Adele
and Harry G. Friedman, Miriam
Schaar Schloessinger, Florence Su-
tro Anspacher, Lucille and Samuel
Lemberg, John S. Lawrence, Louis
A. Oresman, and Khalil Rabenou.
It will remain on permanent dis
play. |
The Jewish Museum Which
houses the largest collection of
Jewish ceremonial objects in the
world is open Monday through
Thursday from 1-5 p. m. and Sun
day from 11 a. m. to 6 p. m. Ad
mission is free at all times.
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