The JMG Collections

Include more than 10,000 original artifacts, which document the material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish history and culture in Greece.

Municipality Museum of Ioannina - Society for Epirotic Studies
Esther scroll, cast and engraved silver and silver gilt case, central motif of crowned Tablets of the Covenant enclosed by laurel wreath, framed by band of stylized blossoms, flower bouquet apex, parchment scroll, detail.
Esther scroll container, gold paint tin sheet.
Woman's baggy trousers, red silk, ankle cuffs with scalloped edge embroidered with gold cord, underlaid by azure blue silk strips, embroidery detail.
Woman's short jacket with round neck and cuffs with button fastener, red silk, embroidered with gold cord at front opening and cuffs.
Esther scroll, cast and engraved silver and silver gilt case, central motif of crowned Tablets of the Covenant enclosed by laurel wreath, framed by band of stylized blossoms, flower bouquet apex, parchment scroll, full view.
Baby quilt, cerulean blue silk satin with laid and couched gold embroidery, central floral ornament, diagonally placed corner motifs and rhombically arranged stars.
Baby quilt, pale pink cotton square with laid and couched gold embroidery, central floral ornament surrounded by sprays.
Woman's baggy trousers, red silk, ankle cuffs with scalloped edge embroidered with gold cord, underlaid by azure blue silk strips.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, partly faded pink silk with laid and couched gold embroidery, central ornament and foliate border, probably cushion cover in secondary use.
Apricot silk satin with laid and couched gold embroidery, central blossoming branch, diagonally placed corner motifs, bordered by wavy line interrupted by sprays.
Bimah front cover, brown silk cotton with lobed lower edge trimmed with yellow twisted cord forming loops, parallel running gold embroidered scrolling foliate border.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, carmine red cotton, green silk centrepiece with laid and couched embroidery with silk threads, central flower and diagonally placed floral corner motifs, with dedicatory strip in tablet weaving technique, donated by Rabbi Elijah Meir in memory of his son Yehiel to the New Congregation, Ioannina.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, faded grey-brown cotton, green silk centrepiece with laid and couched embroidery with silk threads, central flower and diagonally placed floral corner motifs, with dedicatory strip in tablet weaving technique, donated by Zaphira, wife of Menahem Kabeli, in memory of her daughter Sarah.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, faded wine red velvet, trimmed with woven gold braid on three sides, central gold embroidered inscription with Star of David, dedicated by Rahel, wife of Isaac Samuel Mioni, for the life of her daughter Rinah to the New Congregation, Ioannina.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, centrepiece made of two rectangular cotton fabrics with floral and geometric design, decorated with fringe trim, border stripes made up of silk triangles in red and green tones.
Tik (Torah case) wrapper, silk brocade centrepiece with lattice pattern, in secondary use, decorated with ochre fringe trim, purple silk border.
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